herdsman

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noun

A person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep; especially, the foreman among a group of such farmworkers, usually with more knowledge and experience.

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Meanings

herdsman1

nounherdsman (plural herdsmen)

plural herdsmen

  1. A person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep; especially, the foreman among a group of such farmworkers, usually with more knowledge and experience.

    Synonyms: herder, herd

Herdsman2

proper nounHerdsman (plural Herdsmans)

plural Herdsmans

  1. A surname.
  2. A suburb of Perth in the City of Stirling, Western Australia.
  3. The constellation Boötes.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep; especially, the foreman among a group of such farmworkers, usually with more knowledge and experience.

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herderherd
Also see
cowmanherdherder

Origin

From herd + -s- + -man.

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Translations

Ancient Greek νομεύς
  • νομεύς (nomeús)a person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep
Arabic رَاعٍ
  • رَاعٍ (rāʕin)a person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep
Bengali রাখাল
  • রাখাল (rakhal)a person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep
Bulgarian пасти́р
  • пасти́р (pastír)a person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep
Chinese Mandarin 牧民, 牧人
  • 牧民 (mùmín)a person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep
  • 牧人 (mùrén)a person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep
  • 牧夫 (mùfū)a person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep
Czech pastýř, pastevec
  • pastýřa person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep
  • pasteveca person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep
  • pasáka person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep
Dutch herder
  • herdera person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep
Finnish paimen
  • paimena person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep
French éleveur de bétail, gardien
  • éleveur de bétaila person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep
  • gardiena person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep
German Schäfer, Hirt
  • Schäfera person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep
  • Hirta person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep
Hungarian gulyás
  • gulyása person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep
Icelandic hjarðmaður, hirðir
  • hjarðmaðura person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep
  • hirðira person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep
Irish feighlí bó, maor
  • feighlí bóa person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep
  • maora person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep
  • aoirea person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep
Italian bovaro
  • bovaroa person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep
Japanese 牧人, 牧夫
  • 牧人 (bokujin)a person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep
  • 牧夫 (bokufu)a person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep
Korean 목자
  • 목자 (mokja)a person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep
Latin armentārius, bubulcus
  • armentāriusa person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep
  • bubulcusa person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep
Lithuanian piemuo
  • piemuoa person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep
Malay gembala
  • gembalaa person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep
Māori hēpara
  • hēparaa person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep
Polish pastuch
  • pastucha person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep
Portuguese pastor
  • pastora person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep
Romanian cioban, păstor
  • ciobana person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep
  • păstora person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep
Russian пасту́х
  • пасту́х (pastúx)a person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep
Slovak pastier, pasák
  • pastiera person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep
  • pasáka person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep
Spanish pastor, vaquero
  • pastora person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep
  • vaqueroa person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep
Swahili mchungaji
  • mchungajia person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep
Swedish herde, fåraherde
  • herdea person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep
  • fåraherdea person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep
Turkish celep
  • celepa person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep
Ukrainian пасту́х
  • пасту́х (pastúx)a person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“herdsman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/herdsman. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “herdsman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/herdsman.

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