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
Their secret leaked the first weekend in June when the other herdsman, Happy Mthabela, showed some of the stones to guests at a wedding.
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
However, this same conclusion is reached by each and every rational herdsman sharing the commons.
From Textbooks ● Sep. 6, 2018
You probably raise goats or sheep, and the kind of culture that grows up around being a herdsman is very different from the culture that grows up around growing crops.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
A sly nod the raw cloves rubbed on toast by the Catalan herdsmen who stake claim to the dish’s origins.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2025
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
During this talk, Melanthios the goatherd came in, driving goats for the suitors’ feast, with his two herdsmen.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
