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swineherd

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swine·herd  (swnhûrd)
n.
One who tends swine.
swineherd [ˈswaɪnˌhɜːd]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) Archaic a person who looks after pigs
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Noun1.swineherd - a herder or swineswineherd - a herder or swine                    
pigman
drover, herdsman, herder - someone who drives a herd
Translations
swineherd (archaic) [ˈswaɪnhɜːd] N → porquero m
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That swineherd must certainly have been well educated
Andersen's Fairy Tales by Andersen, Hans Christian View in context
Methinks, too, from the stink, they must have been Roman swineherd who habited this sty with their herds, an' I venture that thou, old sow, hast never touched broom to the place for fear of disturbing the ancient relics of thy kin.
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Gurth darted at him a savage and revengeful scowl, and with a fierce, yet hesitating motion, laid his hand on the haft of his knife; but the interference of Prior Aymer, who pushed his mule betwixt his companion and the swineherd, prevented the meditated violence.
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