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herdman

herdman noun: someone who herds animals; a herdsman.

Noun

herdman (plural herdmen)

  1. (obsolete) Someone who herds animals; a herdsman.
    • And the heerd toke their courſe / and ran heedlynge into the lake / and wer choked. when the herdmẽ ſawe what had chaunſed / they fleed / and tolde it in the cite and in the villages.1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Luke viij:[33–34], folio lxxxviij, recto

Proper noun capitalized: Herdman

Herdman (plural Herdmans)

  1. A surname.

Forms of herdman

Noun
pluralherdmen
Proper noun
pluralHerdmans

Origin of herdman

From Middle English herdeman, from Old English hyrdeman; equivalent to herd + man.

Questions about herdman

What does herdman mean?
Herdman means someone who herds animals; a herdsman.
What part of speech is herdman?
Herdman can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of herdman?
The plural of herdman is herdmen.

Words near herdman in the dictionary

  1. herding instincts
  2. herding together
  3. herdings
  4. herdless
  5. herdlike
  6. herdman
  7. Herdmans
  8. herdmate
  9. herdmates
  10. herdmen
  11. herdowner

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