Meanings
cowherd1
Cowherd2
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA surname originating as an occupation.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
cowherd · noun
- Old Englishcūhierde
- Middle Englishcouherde
- Englishcowherd
From Middle English couherde, from Old English cūhierde, equivalent to cow + herd (“herder”). Doublet of Coward (the surname). Cognate with German Kuhhirte (“cowherd”). Compare shepherd, goatherd, swineherd, etc.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek βουκόλος
- βουκόλος (boukólos)a person who herds cattle
Basque unai, behizain
- unaia person who herds cattle
- behizaina person who herds cattle
Bengali গোয়ালা
- গোয়ালা (gōẇala)a person who herds cattle
Bulgarian кравар, говедар
- кравар (kravar)a person who herds cattle
- говедар (govedar)a person who herds cattle
Catalan vaquer
- vaquera person who herds cattle
Danish kohyrde
- kohyrdea person who herds cattle
Finnish karjapaimen
- karjapaimena person who herds cattle
French vacher, vachère
- vachera person who herds cattle
- vachèrea person who herds cattle
- bouviera person who herds cattle
- bouvièrea person who herds cattle
German Kuhhirte, Kuhhirt
- Kuhhirtea person who herds cattle
- Kuhhirta person who herds cattle
- Kuhhirtina person who herds cattle
- Viehhirtea person who herds cattle
- Viehhirta person who herds cattle
- Viehhirtina person who herds cattle
- Cowboya person who herds cattle
- Cowgirla person who herds cattle
Hindi ग्वाला
- ग्वाला (gvālā)a person who herds cattle
Hungarian gulyás, marhapásztor
- gulyása person who herds cattle
- marhapásztora person who herds cattle
Irish buachaill bó, aoire bó
- buachaill bóa person who herds cattle
- aoire bóa person who herds cattle
Italian vaccaio, mandriano
- vaccaioa person who herds cattle
- mandrianoa person who herds cattle
- bovaroa person who herds cattle
Japanese 牛飼い
- 牛飼い (ushi-kai)a person who herds cattle
Latin bubulcus, vaccārius
- bubulcusa person who herds cattle
- vaccāriusa person who herds cattle
Persian گاوچران
- گاوچرانa person who herds cattle
Polish pasterz, pasterka
- pasterza person who herds cattle
- pasterkaa person who herds cattle
Portuguese vaqueiro
- vaqueiroa person who herds cattle
Romanian văcar, boar
- văcara person who herds cattle
- boara person who herds cattle
Russian пасту́х, ско́тник
- пасту́х (pastúx)a person who herds cattle
- ско́тник (skótnik)a person who herds cattle
Spanish vaquero
- vaqueroa person who herds cattle
Swedish koherde
- koherdea person who herds cattle
Tamil கோபாலன், கோபால்
- கோபாலன் (kōpālaṉ)a person who herds cattle
- கோபால் (kōpāl)a person who herds cattle
Turkish inekçi
- inekçia person who herds cattle
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Cite this entry
cowherd. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cowherd
“cowherd.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cowherd. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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