Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A shepherd; a sheep- or cattle-farmer and -breeder. The squatters in Australia have taken this name as less invidious than squatter.
  • noun One who writes pastorals.
  • noun One who leads a pastoral, rural life.

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  • noun A person involved in pastoralism, whose primary occupation is the raising of livestock

Etymologies

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pastoral +‎ -ist

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