goatherd

noun

goat·​herd ˈgōt-ˌhərd How to pronounce goatherd (audio)
: a person who tends goats

Examples of goatherd in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The French- and Corsican-language drama centers on Joseph, one of the last goatherds on the Corsican coastline, who receives a visit from the Mafia. Leo Barraclough, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024 Marcello, perhaps the wealthiest of all goatherds and on his way to becoming Emily's new boyfriend, lives near Rome. Ursula Schmied, Glamour, 17 Sep. 2024 The indie fantasy comedy about a cursed goatherd (Steinbruner) who turns to a witch (Stronach) for help, is very much in the tradition of films like Monty Python and the Holy Grail, The Princess Bride and, of course, The NeverEnding Story. John Russell, Peoplemag, 26 July 2024 This creature, native to Syria and other parts of the Middle East, comes with a face only a goatherd could love. Discover Magazine, 8 Jan. 2024 Devastated by her husband’s death, young widow Trudy escapes to its Blue Mountains and falls for a taciturn goatherd imbued by the highlands’ mysticism. Pablo Sandoval, Variety, 1 Aug. 2023 Chapters are organized around journeys, in which Finlay, an Englishwoman, goes as far afield as Leh, in Kashmir, to speak with a pashmina goatherd, and Papua New Guinea, to watch Maisin women paint tapa, a cloth made from bark. The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022 The goatherd has lived a humble existence away from his wife and three now-adult and college-educated daughters for 21 years. Clara Germani, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Nov. 2020 Next to the highway, always the signs of old Mexico, goatherds shuffled in the tall grass beyond the guardrails, the goats kicking up dust. Paul Theroux, New York Times, 23 Sep. 2019

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Word History

Etymology

Middle English goteherd, from Old English gāthyrd

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of goatherd was before the 12th century

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Cite this Entry

“Goatherd.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goatherd. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.

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goatherd

noun
goat·​herd ˈgōt-ˌhərd How to pronounce goatherd (audio)
: a person who tends goats

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