Sheepherder

/ʃˈiːpədə/

/ʃˈiːpɚdɚ/

Sheepherder

a herder of sheep (on an open range); someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock

synonyms : sheepman

Examples

1. Saddam’s father, a sheepherder, disappeared before he was born.

2. You can be a sheepherder in Tibet or a taxi driver in Texas.

3. I think his family were sheepherders in Scotland.

4. I made the comparison between the true shepherd, who led his sheep, and the sheepherder who rode casually behind his sheep.