Definitions for herdsman
ˈhɜrdz mənherds·man

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. herder, herdsman, drovernoun

   someone who drives a herd

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. herdsmannoun

   a person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Herdman, Herdsmannoun

   One employed in tending herds: formerly, an owner of herds.

   Etymology: herd and man.

   A herdsman rich, of much account was he,
   In whom no evil did reign, or good appear. Philip Sidney.

   And you, enchantment,
   Worthy enough a herdsman, if e’er thou
   These rural latches to his entrance open,
   I will devise a death cruel for thee. William Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale.

   Scarce themselves know how to hold
   A sheephook, or have learn’d ought else the least
   That to the faithful herdman ’s art belongs. John Milton.

   There oft the Indian herdsman, shunning heat,
   Shelters in cool, and tends his pasturing herds
   At loop-holes cut through thickest shade. John Milton, Par. Lost.

   So stands a Thracian herdsman with his spear
   Full in the gap, and hopes the hunted bear. Dryden.

   The herdsmen, round
   The chearful fire, provoke his health in goblets crown’d. John Dryden, Virgil’s Georgicks.

   When their herdsmen could not agree, they parted by consent. John Locke.

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1. herdsman

   A herdsman is a person who takes care, tends and manages a herd of animals such as cattle, sheep, or goats, usually as their occupation. The herdsman's duties often include feeding, shearing, milking, and protecting the animals from predators. They might be required to move the herd around for grazing purposes.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Herdsmannoun

   the owner or keeper of a herd or of herds; one employed in tending a herd of cattle

Matched Categories

1. • Hired Hand

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How to pronounce herdsman?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say herdsman in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of herdsman in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of herdsman in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of herdsman in a Sentence

1. William Butler Yeats:

   The years like great black oxen tread the world, and God the herdsman treads them on behind, and I am broken by their passing feet.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=herdsman
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Herdsman
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=herdsman
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/herdsman
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=herdsman