Sheepman
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A shepherd.
"1940, Zane Grey, 30,000 on the Hoof, New York: Pocket Book, 1977, Chapter 1, p. 8, At Pleasant Valley sheepmen and cattlemen were at odds over the grazing."
- 2 a man who raises (or tends) sheep wordnet
- 3 a male herder of sheep (on an open range); someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock wordnet
Example
More examples"1940, Zane Grey, 30,000 on the Hoof, New York: Pocket Book, 1977, Chapter 1, p. 8, At Pleasant Valley sheepmen and cattlemen were at odds over the grazing."
Etymology
From sheep + -man.
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