as in shepherd
a tender of livestock
a lone herdsman stood with his sheep and his dog on the hillside
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Recent Examples of herdsman
On one side are the ostensible good guys, a group of roving herdsmen who had fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War.
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Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
As freshwater bodies dry up or recede, pastoralists have to search more widely for water and grazing land, bringing them in conflict with other herdsmen doing the same.
—Brahma Chellaney, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2014
The wheel, keeping pace with the herdsman, will follow.
—Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 May 2024
Even as the country became Buddhist in the 16th century, the herdsmen found solace in its reassuring rituals and its promise of contact with the spirit world.
—Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2024
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Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
As freshwater bodies dry up or recede, pastoralists have to search more widely for water and grazing land, bringing them in conflict with other herdsmen doing the same.
—Brahma Chellaney, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2014
The wheel, keeping pace with the herdsman, will follow.
—Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 May 2024
Even as the country became Buddhist in the 16th century, the herdsmen found solace in its reassuring rituals and its promise of contact with the spirit world.
—Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2024
See all Example Sentences for herdsman
Recent Examples of Synonyms for herdsman
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At a news conference earlier in the day, at Mar-a-Lago, Trump fielded some questions about Kennedy and polio vaccines, acting as something of a shepherd from afar.Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2024
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There are also more than 100 mountains and some 400 miles of ancient shepherds trails to hike.Phoebe Smith, AFAR Media, 18 Dec. 2024
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Toy Story saw a happy-go-lucky cowboy figurine named Woody (Tom Hanks) have his world shaken when his owner Andy (John Morris) received a cool, brand new action figure by the name of Buzz Lightyear.Angel Saunders, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
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Arizona cowboy lassos runaway steer in epic capture Cowboy Carter Johnston posted a video to his Instagram page on Nov. 16, showing Johnston and his horse chasing down a feral steer in the mountains near Seligman in northern Arizona.Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 27 Dec. 2024
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Highlights include dogsledding, curling lessons with locals, dining with homesteaders, soaking in geothermal hot springs, snowshoeing on private land, and tea with reindeer herders.Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Many farming communities have also accused herders of rape.Udo Jude Ilo, Foreign Affairs, 23 Jan. 2019
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“Herdsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/herdsman. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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