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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A person who herds sheep, especially on an open range; a shepherd.

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  • noun A person who herds sheep; a shepherd.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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

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sheep +‎ herder

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