herdsman
noun
herds·man ˈhərdz-mən 
1
: a manager, breeder, or tender of livestock
2
Herdsman : boötes
Examples of herdsman in a Sentence
a lone herdsman stood with his sheep and his dog on the hillside
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FOXNews.com, 8 Jan. 2026 The meteors appear to radiate from the constellation Boötes, also known as the herdsman, the American Meteor Society’s Lunsford said via email. —Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026 Tens of thousands of Nigerians, both Christians and Muslims, have been murdered by terrorists such as Boko Haram and ISWAP, as well as violent Fulani herdsmen, over the past decade. —Kingsley Moghalu, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2025 The Bible recounts how openness to God restored harmony during a conflict over land between the herdsmen of Abram, later named Abraham, and those of his nephew Lot. —Alistair Budd, Christian Science Monitor, 24 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for herdsman
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FOXNews.com, 8 Jan. 2026 The meteors appear to radiate from the constellation Boötes, also known as the herdsman, the American Meteor Society’s Lunsford said via email. —Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026 Tens of thousands of Nigerians, both Christians and Muslims, have been murdered by terrorists such as Boko Haram and ISWAP, as well as violent Fulani herdsmen, over the past decade. —Kingsley Moghalu, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2025 The Bible recounts how openness to God restored harmony during a conflict over land between the herdsmen of Abram, later named Abraham, and those of his nephew Lot. —Alistair Budd, Christian Science Monitor, 24 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for herdsman
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“Herdsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/herdsman. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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herdsman
noun
herds·man ˈhərdz-mən
: a manager, breeder, or tender of livestock
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