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herdsman

[hurdz-muhn] / ˈhɜrdz mən /


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On this recent evening, the puppeteer Kennedy Kanagawa was out sick, but his understudy, Cameron Johnson, was an able herdsman for Jack’s pal, Milky White.

From New York Times ● Jul. 10, 2022

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

As rational beings, each herdsman seeks to maximize their gain.

From Textbooks ● Sep. 6, 2018

Suddenly, kneeling before her was her beloved herdsman!

From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis

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

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 then drove their cattle or sheep between the two bonfires before jumping over the flames themselves.

From Salon ● May 2, 2022

Security experts have told The Associated Press that most of the kidnappers are former Fulani herdsmen who became caught up in Nigeria’s prolonged conflict between farmers and nomadic cattle herders.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 2, 2021

A smith could make a shield which showed on its surface a lion hunt, two lions devouring a bull while herdsmen urged their dogs on to attack them.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton




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