sheepherder

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Let Silicon Valley chase a sleek future of frictionless rectangles and orbs: Brian’s creation, Charles, is a towering, homemade shambles with gray hair and a doddering shuffle that gives the impression of a retired sheepherder.

From New York Times • Jun. 16, 2022

One of Pessoa’s more famous heteronyms is the sheepherder poet Alberto Caeiro.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 23, 2021

Sen. Paul Laxalt — the son of a Basque immigrant sheepherder.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 14, 2021

His mother died of cancer several months after he was born, and his father sent the boy and a sister to live with their grandparents in Montrose, Colo., while he worked as a sheepherder.

From Washington Post • May 14, 2018

But the sheepherder merely chucked all these iridescent artifacts into a great gleaming pile and flailed away some more with his shovel.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols