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herdsman

noun

Etymology

From herd + -s- + -man.

  1. derived from *(s)kerdʰ-✻ — “file, row, herd”
  2. inherited from *herdō✻ — “herd”
  3. inherited from *herdu✻
  4. inherited from hierd
  5. inherited from herde
  6. formed as herdsman — “herd + -s- + -man”

Definitions

  1. A person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep

    A person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep; especially, the foreman among a group of such farmworkers, usually with more knowledge and experience.

  2. A surname.

  3. A suburb of Perth in the City of Stirling, Western Australia.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. The constellation Boötes.

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