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cowherd

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cow·herd  (kouhûrd)
n.
One who herds or tends cattle.
cowherd [ˈkaʊˌhɜːd]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) a person employed to tend cattle
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cowherdcowherd - a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
cowboy, cowhand, cowman, cowpoke, cowpuncher, puncher, cattleman
buckaroo, buckeroo, vaquero - local names for a cowboy (`vaquero' is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and `buckaroo' is used especially in California)
cowgirl - a woman cowboy
gaucho - a cowboy of the South American pampas
horse wrangler, wrangler - a cowboy who takes care of the saddle horses
ranch hand - a hired hand on a ranch
roper - a cowboy who uses a lasso to rope cattle or horses
Translations
cowherd [ˈkaʊhɜːd] N → pastor(a) m/f de ganado, vaquero/a m/f
cowherd [ˈkaʊˌhɜːd] n → vaccaro
cowherd [ˈkaʊˌhɜːd] n → vaccaro


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The June baby, who is two feet square and valiant beyond her size and years, seized a stick much bigger than herself and went after the cows, the cowherd being nowhere to be seen.
Elizabeth and her German Garden by Von Arnim, Elizabeth View in context
After wandering about for a long time, they found in a pasture near Finchley a poor shed, with walls of mud, and roof of grass and brambles, built for some cowherd, but now deserted.
Barnaby Rudge - A Tale Of The Riots Of 'Eighty by Dickens, Charles View in context
The children used to pelt her with mud; so she begged to be taken on as assistant cowherd, but the cowherd would not have her.
The Idiot by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
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