Meanings
plural goatherders
- A herder of goats.
Senator Obama’s father, a goatherder turned economist, grew up in Nyangoma-Kogelo and was buried there in 1982 after a fatal car crash.
2008 January 4, Reuben Kyama, “For Some Kenyan Villagers, the Action Is in Des Moines”, in New York TimesSynonyms: goatherd, goatkeeper
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA herder of goats.
Origin
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goatherder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goatherder
“goatherder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goatherder. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “goatherder,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goatherder.
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