noun
Meaning 1
A person who herds sheep; a shepherd.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
sheepherder
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noun
Meaning 2
a herder of sheep (on an open range); someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: shepherd, sheepman
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: herder, herdsman, drover
Narrower terms: shepherdess
History
Etymology
From sheep + herder.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: овчар (ovčar) — person herding sheep
- Bulgarian: овчарка (ovčarka) — person herding sheep
- Dutch: schaapsherder — person herding sheep
- German: Schafhirt — person herding sheep
- German: Schafhirte — person herding sheep
- German: Schafhirtin — person herding sheep
- German: Schäfer — person herding sheep
- Spanish: pastor de ovejas — person herding sheep
- Volapük: jipigaledan — person herding sheep