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What is another word for Neatherd?

Pronunciation: [nˈiːðɜːd] (IPA)

A neatherd is usually associated with an individual responsible for tending to a herd of cattle, specifically young cows. However, there are several synonyms for neatherd that can be used interchangeably. These include cowherd, bovine herdsman, cattleman, dairyman, cowboy, and drover. Each of these words describes a person who takes care of cows and ensures their well-being, either for food production or pleasure. While these words may sound old-fashioned, they are still prevalent in the agricultural industry and will be familiar to those familiar with the care and handling of cattle.
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Because you fancy that the shepherd or Neatherd fattens of tends the sheep or oxen with a view to their own good and not to the good of himself or his master; and you further imagine that the rulers of states, if they are true rulers, never think of their subjects as sheep, and that they are not studying their own advantage day and night.
"Plato's Republic"
Plato
For wages of two carters, one Neatherd, for the year, 9s.
"Our Legal Heritage, 4th Ed."
S. A. Reilly
For wages of one Neatherd from Nunton, 12d.
"Our Legal Heritage, 4th Ed."
S. A. Reilly

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