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swanherd

swanherd noun: a person who tends or herds swans; a keeper of swans.

Noun

swanherd (plural swanherds)

  1. A person who tends or herds swans; a keeper of swans.

Forms of swanherd

pluralswanherds

Origin of swanherd

1475-85, swan + herd

Questions about swanherd

What does swanherd mean?
Swanherd means a person who tends or herds swans; a keeper of swans.
What part of speech is swanherd?
Swanherd is a noun.
What is the plural of swanherd?
The plural of swanherd is swanherds.

Words near swanherd in the dictionary

  1. swangers
  2. swanging
  3. Swango
  4. Swangos
  5. swangs
  6. swanherd
  7. swanherds
  8. swanhood
  9. Swanigan
  10. Swanigans
  11. swanimote

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