'Herdsman' definitions:
Definition of 'Herdsman'
From: GCIDE
- Herdman \Herd"man\, Herdsman \Herds"man\, n.; pl. -men. The owner or keeper of a herd or of herds; one employed in tending a herd of cattle. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Herdsman'
From: Easton
- Herdsman In Egypt herdsmen were probably of the lowest caste. Some of Joseph's brethren were made rulers over Pharaoh's cattle (Gen. 47:6, 17). The Israelites were known in Egypt as "keepers of cattle;" and when they left it they took their flocks and herds with them (Ex. 12:38). Both David and Saul came from "following the herd" to occupy the throne (1 Sam. 9; 11:5; Ps. 78:70). David's herd-masters were among his chief officers of state. The daughters also of wealthy chiefs were wont to tend the flocks of the family (Gen. 29:9; Ex. 2:16). The "chief of the herdsmen" was in the time of the monarchy an officer of high rank (1 Sam. 21:7; comp. 1 Chr. 27:29). The herdsmen lived in tents (Isa. 38:12; Jer. 6:3); and there were folds for the cattle (Num. 32:16), and watch-towers for the herdsmen, that he might therefrom observe any coming danger (Micah 4:8; Nah. 3:8).
Synonyms of 'herdsman'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- automatic pilot,
- boatheader,
- boatsteerer,
- cattleman,
- cicerone,
- courier,
- cowboy,
- cowgirl,
- cowhand,
- cowherd,
- cowman,
- cowpuncher,
- coxswain,
- dragoman,
- drover,
- gaucho,
- goatherd,
- gooseboy,
- gooseherd,
- guide,
- guidepost,
- guider,
- Gyropilot,
- helmsman,
- herd,
- herder,
- hogherd,
- horse wrangler,
- horseherd,
- mercury,
- navigator,
- pigman,
- pilot,
- pointer,
- puncher,
- river pilot,
- sheepherder,
- sheepman,
- shepherd,
- shepherdess,
- steerer,
- steersman,
- swanherd,
- swineherd,
- tour director,
- tour guide,
- vaquero,
- waddy,
- wrangler