herdsman
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Now at 31, he is the herdsman and co-manages the dairy farm alongside his father.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 27, 2021
The only other person who knew was a fellow herdsman, he said.
From New York Times ● Jul. 4, 2021
Farmers and herders once lived harmoniously on Nigeria’s bucolic central plateau, but when Amos Lenji, a farmer, caught a young herdsman grazing cattle in his cornfields this October, he feared for his life.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 10, 2018
It is to be expected that each herdsman will try to keep as many cattle as possible on the commons.
From Textbooks ● Sep. 6, 2018
Telemakhos and the herdsman scraped the packed earth floor with hoes, but made the women carry out all blood and mire.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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New study by ICTA-UAB and the University of Cádiz reveals that the first farmers and herdsmen settled in Andalusia collected and consumed shellfish throughout the year, especially in winter.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 15, 2024
Such attacks are common in many parts of Nigeria’s northern region where local herdsmen have clashed in the past with farmers over limited access to land and water.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 9, 2023
Villagers had seen "strange herdsmen" setting up camp near the area in the days before the attacks began.
From Reuters ● Dec. 20, 2022
He is one of the southern governors who have been very critical of the activities of herdsmen, who generally come from the north, and open grazing in Nigeria.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2022
That night Odysseus and the swineherd supped again with herdsmen in their mountain hut.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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