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A person who herds and tends swine, a keeper of swine (pigs).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a herder or swine
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pigman
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: herder, herdsman, drover
From Middle English swynherde, from Old English swīnhierde. Cognate with German Schweinehirt.
Across languages
Translations
68 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Albanian:
derrar
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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Armenian:
խոզապահ
(xozapah)
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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Aromanian:
purcar
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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Asturian:
gocheru
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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Basque:
txerrizain
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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Basque:
urdezain
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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Belarusian:
свінапа́с
(svinapás)
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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Belarusian:
свіна́р
(svinár)
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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Belarusian:
свіна́рка
(svinárka)
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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Bulgarian:
свина́р
(svinár)
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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Bulgarian:
свина́рка
(svinárka)
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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Catalan:
porquerol
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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Catalan:
porquer
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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Czech:
sviňák
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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Finnish:
sikopaimen
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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French:
porcher
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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French:
porchère
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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Galician:
porqueiro
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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Galician:
porqueira
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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German:
Schweinehirt
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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German:
Schweinehirte
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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German:
Schweinehirtin
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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German:
Schweinehüter
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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German:
Schweinehüterin
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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Ancient Greek:
συβώτης
(subṓtēs)
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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Ancient Greek:
χοιροβοσκός
(khoiroboskós)
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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Hungarian:
kanász
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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Hungarian:
kondás
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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Hungarian:
disznópásztor
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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Ingrian:
sikuri
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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Irish:
muicí
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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Old Irish:
muccaid
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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Italian:
porcaio
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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Latin:
subulcus
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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Latin:
porcarius
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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Macedonian:
свињар
(svinjar)
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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Macedonian:
свињарка
(svinjarka)
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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Middle English:
swynherde
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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Occitan:
porquièr
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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Old East Slavic:
свинопасъ
(svinopasŭ)
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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Old English:
swīnhierde
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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Old Ruthenian:
свинопасъ
(svinopas)
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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Plautdietsch:
Schwienshoad
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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Polish:
świniopas
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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Polish:
świniarz
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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Polish:
świniarka
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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Portuguese:
porqueiro
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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Portuguese:
porcariço
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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Romanian:
porcar
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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Romanian:
porcăreasă
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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Russian:
свинопа́с
(svinopás)
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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Russian:
свина́рь
(svinárʹ)
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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Russian:
свина́рка
(svinárka)
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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Serbo-Croatian:
свѝња̄р
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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Serbo-Croatian:
свиња̀рица
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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Serbo-Croatian:
svìnjār
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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Serbo-Croatian:
svinjàrica
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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Slovak:
sviniar
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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Spanish:
porquero
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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Spanish:
porquera
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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Swedish:
svinaherde
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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Turkish:
domuz çobanı
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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Ukrainian:
свинопа́с
(svynopás)
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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Ukrainian:
свина́р
(svynár)
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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Ukrainian:
свина́рка
(svynárka)
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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Venetan:
porchèr
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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Venetan:
porcàr
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
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Welsh:
meichiad
— person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs