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gooseherd

gooseherd noun: a person who tends to geese.

Noun

gooseherd (plural gooseherds)

  1. A person who tends to geese.
    Synonyms:
    gosherd

gooseherd meaning in Tamil and Vietnamese

gooseherd in Tamil

வாத்து மேய்ப்பன்

gooseherd in Vietnamese

person who takes care of geese
người chân ngỗng

Synonyms of gooseherd

Forms of gooseherd

pluralgooseherds
alternative formgissard
alternative formgosherd
alternative formgozzard

Origin of gooseherd

From goose + herd (“herder”). Inherited from Middle English gosherde, from Old English gōshierde, a compound of gōs (“goose”) and hierde (“herder”).

Questions about gooseherd

What does gooseherd mean?
Gooseherd means a person who tends to geese.
What is gooseherd in Tamil?
Gooseherd in Tamil is வாத்து மேய்ப்பன். See Gooseherd meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is gooseherd?
Gooseherd is a noun.
What is the plural of gooseherd?
The plural of gooseherd is gooseherds.

Words near gooseherd in the dictionary

  1. goosegog
  2. goosegogs
  3. goosegrass
  4. goosegrass sedge
  5. goosegrasses
  6. gooseherd
  7. gooseherds
  8. Goosehill
  9. goosehood
  10. goosehouse
  11. goosehouses

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Adapted from Wiktionary: gooseherd (page history and authors); gooseherd (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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