sheepherder

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sheep·herd·er

(shēp′hûr′dər)

A person who herds sheep, especially on an open range; a shepherd.

sheep′herd′ing n.

sheepherder

(ˈʃiːpˌhɜːdə)

(Agriculture) US another name for shepherd¹

shep•herd

(ˈʃɛp ərd)

n.

1. a person who herds, tends, and guards sheep.

2. a person who protects, guides, or watches over other people.

3. a cleric or pastor.

a. sheepdog.

b. German shepherd.

v.t.

5. to tend or guard as a shepherd.

6. to watch over, guide, or lead.

[before 1050; Middle English, Old English scēphyrde. See sheep, herd²]

shep′herd•less, adj.

shep′herd•like`, adj.

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Noun

sheepherder - a herder of sheep (on an open range); someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock

sheepman, shepherd

drover, herdsman, herder - someone who drives a herd

shepherdess - a woman shepherd

Translations

sheepherder

n (US) → Schäfer(in) m(f)

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