Word.ws English Dictionary

herdsman

herdsman noun: a person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep; especially, the foreman among a group of such farmworkers, usually with more knowledge and experience.

Noun

herdsman (plural herdsmen)

  1. A person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep; especially, the foreman among a group of such farmworkers, usually with more knowledge and experience.
    Synonyms:
    herder, herd

Proper noun capitalized: Herdsman

Herdsman (plural Herdsmans)

  1. A surname.
  2. A suburb of Perth in the City of Stirling, Western Australia.
  3. The constellation Boötes.

herdsman meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

herdsman in Hindi

herdsman, cowherder
ग्वाला gvālā
herdsman, shepherd
चरवाहा carvāhā
herdsman, herder
रखवाला rakhvālā

herdsman in Tamil

பண்ணையாளர், மந்தையாளர்

herdsman in Urdu

چرواہا, گڈریا

herdsman in Bengali

a person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep
রাখাল rakhal
More languagesFewer languages
herdsman in Malayalam
ഒരുകൂട്ടം കന്നുകാലികളുടെ ഉടമസ്ഥൻ, ഗോപാലകൻ, മൃഗപ്പറ്റം സൂക്ഷിപ്പുകാരൻ
herdsman in Sanskrit
पाल pālá
herdsman in Arabic
رَاعٍ rāʕin
herdsman in Malay
gembala

Synonyms of herdsman

Forms of herdsman

Noun
pluralherdsmen
Proper noun
pluralHerdsmans

Plural of herdsman: herdsmen

Origin of herdsman

From herd + -s- + -man.

Questions about herdsman

What does herdsman mean?
Herdsman means a person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep; especially, the foreman among a group of such farmworkers, usually with more knowledge and experience.
What is herdsman in Hindi?
Herdsman in Hindi is ग्वाला (gvālā), चरवाहा (carvāhā), रखवाला (rakhvālā). See Herdsman meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is herdsman?
Herdsman can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of herdsman?
The plural of herdsman is herdsmen.

Words near herdsman in the dictionary

  1. herdsboys
  2. herdsgirl
  3. herdsgirls
  4. herdship
  5. herdships
  6. herdsman
  7. Herdsmans
  8. Herdsmans Cove
  9. herdsmen
  10. herdspeople
  11. herdsperson

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: herdsman (page history and authors); Herdsman (page history and authors); ग्वाला (Hindi) (page history and authors); herdsman (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); herdsman (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); herdsman (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); पाल (Sanskrit) (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.

Last updated:

Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-herdsman.wav.

Cite this entry: “herdsman.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/herdsman. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.