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flockmaster

flockmaster noun: a head shepherd.

Noun

flockmaster (plural flockmasters)

  1. A head shepherd.
    • The shepherds, however, had to have their meals separately during the day, but their evening meal together with the flockmaster. The shepherds should be under the supervision of an older and more experienced flockmaster […]1983, Michael Lawson Ryder, Sheep & Man, page 160

Forms of flockmaster

pluralflockmasters

Origin of flockmaster

From flock + master.

Questions about flockmaster

What does flockmaster mean?
Flockmaster means a head shepherd.
What part of speech is flockmaster?
Flockmaster is a noun.
What is the plural of flockmaster?
The plural of flockmaster is flockmasters.

Words near flockmaster in the dictionary

  1. flockings
  2. flockless
  3. flocklike
  4. flockling
  5. flocklings
  6. flockmaster
  7. flockmasters
  8. flockmate
  9. flockmates
  10. flockmeal
  11. flockowner

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