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herdsmen

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herds⋅man

  [hurdz-muhn]
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–noun, plural -men.
1. a herder; the keeper of a herd, esp. of cattle or sheep.
2. (initial capital letter) Astronomy. the constellation Boötes.
Origin:
1595–1605; herd 1 + 's 1 + -man; cf. earlier herdman, ME hird-man, OE hyrdemann
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herds·man   (hûrdz'mən)   
n.  An owner or a breeder of livestock.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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