sheepherder

sheep·herd·er

S0329400 (shēp′hûr′dər)n. A person who herds sheep, especially on an open range; a shepherd.

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sheep′herd′ing n.

sheepherder

(ˈʃiːpˌhɜːdə) n (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. 4. 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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sheepherder - a herder of sheep (on an open range); someone who keeps the sheep together in a flocksheepman, shepherddrover, herdsman, herder - someone who drives a herdshepherdess - a woman shepherd

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