sheepherder
3
5.6
- noun
- /ˈʃiːpˌhɜːrdər/
- US
:
pastor
- The loneliness of the Basques is also produced by the utter solitude in which they find themselves as sheepherders on the open range.
- a Basque sheepherder
Examples
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Narrator 1: They pass a bent, old sheepherder with a long beard.
Fiction book (2000) -
You know, people, they don't buy the sheep from the local sheepherder anymore.
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I wore out that black horse I had, So I traded him to a sheepherder for this one.
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And then they gave the sheepherder a job in the zoo at the Lion House.
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So I am a combination cowgirl and sheepherder now.
Fiction book (1993) -
Every Danite sheepherder knows where to find him, Yet the man's invisible.
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In the case of the Basque sheepherders, the challenge becomes especially arduous.
Academic text (2003) -
And these sheepherders took their problem to a branch of the United States Department of Agriculture in nearby Utah, Logan, UT.
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Although Dominique's struggle for integration presents some characteristics specifically related to his condition as a Basque sheepherder, the tests he must undergo during this process illustrate the hard lessons the ordinary immigrant must learn in the new land; for example, adaptation to a new setting, isolation, loneliness, economic survival, or hostility from the host community.
Academic text (2003) -
The experienced sheepherder skillfully guided the flock across the open pasture.
Synonyms
93
1.9
A person who looks after and guides sheep on open land
15
3.7
A person who looks after and moves animals like sheep or cattle
15
9.4
A person who moves cattle or sheep from one place to another
3
6.5
A woman who looks after sheep
1
5.0
A person who looks after and moves a group of animals like cows or sheep
1
7.4
A person who raises and looks after grazing animals like cattle or sheep
A man who raises and cares for sheep
A woman who looks after sheep in fields
A woman who takes care of sheep
A person who helps look after sheep under the main shepherd
A person who looks after a group of animals like cows or sheep
A woman who looks after a group of farm animals like sheep or cattle
How Skilled
93
1.9
- US
3
5.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sheepherder comes from the simple parts sheep and herder: a herd is a 'group' of animals and a 'herder' is someone who looks after them. So a sheepherder is a person who guides and cares for a group of sheep, much like the older word shepherd.