goatherder

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From goat +‎ herder.

Noun[edit]

goatherder (plural goatherders)

  1. A herder of goats.
    • 2008 January 4, Reuben Kyama, “For Some Kenyan Villagers, the Action Is in Des Moines”, in New York Times[1]:
      Senator Obama’s father, a goatherder turned economist, grew up in Nyangoma-Kogelo and was buried there in 1982 after a fatal car crash.

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