goatherd

[ goht-hurd ]

noun

1. a person who tends goats.

goatherd

/ ˈɡəʊtˌhɜːd /

noun

1. a person employed to tend or herd goats

Word History and Origins

Origin of goatherd¹

before 1000; Middle English; Old English gāthyrde. See goat, herd ²

Example Sentences

Her baby, when born, is exposed as being illegitimate, but found by a goatherd and brought up—becoming the all but deified Atys.

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Only the one old peasant works alone: and a goatherd watching his long-haired, white goats.

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The goatherd offered to anoint him with dust and spittle, pointing a stumpy forefinger, but Francesco was filled with disgust.

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On this the goatherd Melanthius went by back passages to the store-room of Ulysses' house.

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A little goatherd, leading his bleating flock, plays on a reed flute to summon a straggler from a distant crag.

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Related Words

• herder
• rancher