herdsman
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Taiping, a former herdsman, now runs his own jerky factory and has more than one million followers.
From New York Times ● Apr. 28, 2023
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
Just so the herdsman clapped his arms around Telemakhos and covered him with kisses—for he knew the lad had got away from death.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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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
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
So there Odysseus dropped off to sleep, while herdsmen slept nearby.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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