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
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
The rational herdsman concludes that the only sensible course is to add another animal to their herd, and then another, and so forth.
From Textbooks ● Sep. 6, 2018
He is a hunter, a fisherman, a herdsman, or a critical critic, and must remain so if he does not want to lose his means of livelihood.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 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
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
He said it was a "stark and salutary lesson to herdsmen", adding: "It was a tragedy that could and should have been avoided."
From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2023
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
The herdsmen all stood up, fear unmistakable in their eyes, and left.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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