gooseherd

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noun

A person who tends to geese.

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gosherd
OriginMiddle English gosherde ← Old English gōshierde →
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Meanings

noungooseherd (plural gooseherds)

plural gooseherds · alternative gissard · alternative gosherd · alternative gozzard

  1. A person who tends to geese.

    Synonyms: gosherd

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA person who tends to geese.

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gosherd

Origin

  1. Old Englishgōshierde
  2. Middle Englishgosherde
  3. Englishgooseherd

From goose + herd (“herder”). Inherited from Middle English gosherde, from Old English gōshierde, a compound of gōs (“goose”) and hierde (“herder”).

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Translations

Basque antzarazain
  • antzarazainperson who takes care of geese
Catalan oquer, oquera
  • oquerperson who takes care of geese
  • oqueraperson who takes care of geese
  • ocaterperson who takes care of geese
  • ocateraperson who takes care of geese
Chinese Mandarin 飼鵝者 /饲鹅者
  • 飼鵝者 /饲鹅者 (sì'ézhě)person who takes care of geese
Czech husák
  • husákperson who takes care of geese
Dutch ganzenhoeder, ganzenherder
  • ganzenhoederperson who takes care of geese
  • ganzenherderperson who takes care of geese
  • gansherderperson who takes care of geese
  • ganzenhoederinperson who takes care of geese
  • ganzenherderinperson who takes care of geese
  • gansherderinperson who takes care of geese
Esperanto anseristo
  • anseristoperson who takes care of geese
Estonian hanesid karjatama
  • hanesid karjatamaperson who takes care of geese
Finnish hanhipaimen
  • hanhipaimenperson who takes care of geese
French gardeur d'oies, gardeur d'oie
  • gardeur d'oiesperson who takes care of geese
  • gardeur d'oieperson who takes care of geese
  • gardeux d'oiesperson who takes care of geese
  • gardeux d'oieperson who takes care of geese
  • gardeuse d'oiesperson who takes care of geese
  • gardeuse d'oieperson who takes care of geese
German Gänsehirt, Gänsehirte
  • Gänsehirtperson who takes care of geese
  • Gänsehirteperson who takes care of geese
  • Gänsehirtinperson who takes care of geese
Greek χηνοβοσκός, χηνάρης
  • χηνοβοσκός (chinovoskós)person who takes care of geese
  • χηνάρης (chináris)person who takes care of geese
  • χηνάρισσα (chinárissa)person who takes care of geese
Hungarian libapásztor
  • libapásztorperson who takes care of geese
Italian guardiano d'oche, guardiana d'oche
  • guardiano d'ocheperson who takes care of geese
  • guardiana d'ocheperson who takes care of geese
Latin avicārius, aucārius
  • avicāriusperson who takes care of geese
  • aucāriusperson who takes care of geese
Polish gęsiarz, gęsiarek
  • gęsiarzperson who takes care of geese
  • gęsiarekperson who takes care of geese
  • gęsiarkaperson who takes care of geese
  • gęsiareczkaperson who takes care of geese
Romanian gâscar, gâscăriță
  • gâscarperson who takes care of geese
  • gâscărițăperson who takes care of geese
Spanish ansarero, ansarera
  • ansareroperson who takes care of geese
  • ansareraperson who takes care of geese
Swedish gåsherde
  • gåsherdeperson who takes care of geese
Vietnamese người chân ngỗng
  • người chân ngỗngperson who takes care of geese
Welsh bugail gwyddau
  • bugail gwyddauperson who takes care of geese
Cite this entry
APA

gooseherd. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gooseherd

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Chicago

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