sheepman

[ sheep-muhn, -man ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural sheep·men [sheep, -m, uh, n, -men].

a person engaged in the tending or breeding of sheep, especially the owner of a sheep ranch.
a shepherd.

First recorded in 1585–95; sheep + man

The sheepman at his lonely ranch had little warning of the storm, and he did not get half of his cows in the corral.

As early as his seventeenth year he began his career as a sheepman, starting with twenty-five head.

A perfect stranger—even a sheepman—would be hospitably treated in Montana.

Did yuh heah what happened ter thet sheepman's wife thet night arter they killed her man?

No sheepman would countenance a herder who could not take care of his flock in summer weather on a bountiful range.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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