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What is another word for shepherds?

Pronunciation: [ʃˈɛpədz] (IPA)

When it comes to synonyms for the word shepherds, many people might think of only a few, such as herdsmen or caretakers. However, there are plenty of other words that can be used to describe those who care for and tend to flocks of sheep or other animals. Some other options include sheep herders, graziers, ranchers, drovers, pastoralists, and agropastoralists. Each of these words conveys a slightly different image or meaning, but all refer to people who have a deep connection to and responsibility for their animals, the land they graze on, and the lifestyle they lead.
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What are the hypernyms for Shepherds?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

  • Other hypernyms:

    animal keeper, Livestock Attendant, animal attendant, livestock manager.

Famous quotes with Shepherds

  • We are like ignorant shepherds living on a site where great civilizations once flourished. The shepherds play with the fragments that pop up to the surface, having no notion of the beautiful structures of which they were once a part.
    Allan Bloom
  • I find that I sent wolves not shepherds to govern Ireland, for they have left me nothing but ashes and carcasses to reign over!
    Elizabeth I
  • Peoples will be as before, the sheep sent to the slaughterhouses or to the meadows as it pleases the shepherds.
    Henri La Fontaine
  • Christmas in Bethlehem. The ancient dream: a cold, clear night made brilliant by a glorious star, the smell of incense, shepherds and wise men falling to their knees in adoration of the sweet baby, the incarnation of perfect love.
    Lucinda Franks
  • The charge was left entirely to himself from midnight until the rising of the sun; and if all the shepherds in the Forest had been there to have assisted him, they could not have effected it with greater propriety.
    James Hogg

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