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goatherd

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A person who herds, tends goats.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a person who tends a flock of goats

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: goat herder

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: herder, herdsman, drover

History

Etymology

From Middle English goteherd, from Old English gāthierde, equivalent to goat + herd (“herder”).

Across languages

Translations

62 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Aromanian: cãprar — person who herds, tends goats
  • Aromanian: cãpraru — person who herds, tends goats
  • Aromanian: cãprarã — person who herds, tends goats
  • Basque: ahuntzain — person who herds, tends goats
  • Belarusian: казапас (kazapas) — person who herds, tends goats
  • Catalan: cabrer — person who herds, tends goats
  • Catalan: cabrera — person who herds, tends goats
  • Esperanto: kapristo — person who herds, tends goats
  • Esperanto: kapristino — person who herds, tends goats
  • Finnish: vuohipaimen — person who herds, tends goats
  • French: chevrier — person who herds, tends goats
  • French: chevrière — person who herds, tends goats
  • Friulian: cjavrâr — person who herds, tends goats
  • Friulian: čhavrâr — person who herds, tends goats
  • Georgian: მეთხე (metxe) — person who herds, tends goats
  • German: Ziegenhirt — person who herds, tends goats
  • German: Ziegenhirte — person who herds, tends goats
  • German: Ziegenhirtin — person who herds, tends goats
  • Greek: γιδοβοσκός (gidovoskós) — person who herds, tends goats
  • Greek: αιπόλος (aipólos) — person who herds, tends goats
  • Ancient Greek: αἰπόλος (aipólos) — person who herds, tends goats
  • Ancient Greek: χιμαιροφύλαξ (khimairophúlax) — person who herds, tends goats
  • Hindi: गड़ेरिया (gaṛeriyā) — person who herds, tends goats
  • Hindi: गड़रिया (gaṛriyā) — person who herds, tends goats
  • Italian: capraio — person who herds, tends goats
  • Italian: capraia — person who herds, tends goats
  • Central Kurdish: بزنەوان (biznewan) — person who herds, tends goats
  • Latin: caprārius — person who herds, tends goats
  • Latin: caprāria — person who herds, tends goats
  • Macedonian: козар (kozar) — person who herds, tends goats
  • Khiamniungan Naga: ûotsîm — person who herds, tends goats
  • Khiamniungan Naga: ûotsīmhāi — person who herds, tends goats
  • Occitan: cabrièr — person who herds, tends goats
  • Persian: بزبان (bozbân) — person who herds, tends goats
  • Polish: koziarz — person who herds, tends goats
  • Polish: koziarka — person who herds, tends goats
  • Polish: pastuch kóz — person who herds, tends goats
  • Polish: pastuszka kóz — person who herds, tends goats
  • Polish: pasterz kóz — person who herds, tends goats
  • Polish: pasterka kóz — person who herds, tends goats
  • Portuguese: cabreiro — person who herds, tends goats
  • Portuguese: cabreira — person who herds, tends goats
  • Romanian: căprar — person who herds, tends goats
  • Romanian: păstor — person who herds, tends goats
  • Russian: козопа́с (kozopás) — person who herds, tends goats
  • Sardinian: crabarzu — person who herds, tends goats
  • Sardinian: cabràrgiu — person who herds, tends goats
  • Sardinian: cabraxu — person who herds, tends goats
  • Sardinian: crabàgiu — person who herds, tends goats
  • Sardinian: crabalzu — person who herds, tends goats
  • Sardinian: crapàlgiu — person who herds, tends goats
  • Sardinian: crapaju — person who herds, tends goats
  • Sardinian: craparzu — person who herds, tends goats
  • Serbo-Croatian: kozar — person who herds, tends goats
  • Sicilian: craparu — person who herds, tends goats
  • Sicilian: capraru — person who herds, tends goats
  • Spanish: cabrero — person who herds, tends goats
  • Spanish: cabrera — person who herds, tends goats
  • Swedish: getherde — person who herds, tends goats
  • Turkish: çoban — person who herds, tends goats
  • Venetan: caorèro — person who herds, tends goats
  • Khiamniungan Naga: ûotsîm — act of taking care or tends goats
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