- herdsman
- noun Date: 1567 1. a manager, breeder, or tender of livestock 2. capitalized bootes
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Herdsman — (plural herdsmen) can refer to:* a Herder (pastoral profession) * the Perth suburb Herdsman, Western Australia * The Herdsman , a Chinese film by Xie Jin … Wikipedia
herdsman — UK [ˈhɜː(r)dzmən] / US [ˈhɜrdzmən] or herder UK [ˈhɜː(r)də(r)] / US [ˈhɜrdər] noun [countable] Word forms herdsman : singular herdsman plural herdsmen UK [ˈhɜː(r)dzmən] / US [ˈhɜrdzmən] Word forms herder : singular herder plural herders someone… … English dictionary
herdsman — [hʉrdz′mən] n. pl. herdsmen [hʉrdz′mən] a person who keeps or tends a herd the Herdsman the constellation Boötes … English World dictionary
herdsman — O.E. heordman, but the word was not common until herd (O.E. hierde) in sense keeper of domestic animals which go in herds fell from use (Cf. shepherd). See HERD (Cf. herd) (n.) + MAN (Cf. man). Intrusive s appeared early 15c., on model of… … Etymology dictionary
herdsman — ► NOUN ▪ the owner or keeper of a herd of domesticated animals … English terms dictionary
Herdsman — Herdman Herd man, Herdsman Herds man, n.; pl. { men}. The owner or keeper of a herd or of herds; one employed in tending a herd of cattle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
herdsman — [[t]hɜ͟ː(r)dzmən[/t]] herdsmen N COUNT A herdsman is a man who looks after a herd of animals such as cattle or goats … English dictionary
Herdsman Lake — Infobox lake lake name = Herdsman Lake image lake = Herdsman lake gnangarra.jpg caption lake = looking across dredged section towards Perth image bathymetry = caption bathymetry = location = Western Australia coords =… … Wikipedia
Herdsman, Western Australia — Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb name = Herdsman city = Perth state = Western Australia lga = City of Stirling postcode = 6017 stategov = Scarborough, Churchlands fedgov = Curtin near nw = Woodlands near n = Osborne Park near ne = Osborne … Wikipedia
herdsman — /herrdz meuhn/, n., pl. herdsmen. 1. a herder; the keeper of a herd, esp. of cattle or sheep. 2. (cap.) Astron. the constellation Boötes. [1595 1605; HERD1 + S1 + MAN; cf. earlier herdman, ME hird man, OE hyrdemann] * * * … Universalium
