cowherder

Bovine flock keeper

A cowherder is someone who tends cattle, guiding them to pasture and keeping the herd together.

The term is interchangeable with cowherd, though less common.

The cowherder drove the cattle down from the mountain before the first snow.

ranching

lariat

Noosed catching rope

  • chapsProtective riding legwear
  • saddleMounted rider's seat
  • corralFenced livestock enclosure

herding · roundup · branding · bunkhouse · livestock · mustang · prairie · range · drover · gaucho

cattle

bovine

Of the cattle family

  • grazingFeeding on pasture
  • milkingExtracting animal dairy fluid
  • dairyMilk-based foods collectively

beef · steer · heifer · bull · calf · livestock · fodder · pasture · branding · barnyard

pastoral

shepherd

One who tends flocks

countryside · rustic · nomadic · tranquility · pastoral · crook · hillside · vale · homestead · solitude

Opposites
type of animal herded

cowherdershepherd

One who tends flocks

sheepherder · goatherd · swineherd · horse wrangler · reindeer herder

relationship to livestock

cowherderbutcher

One who sells cuts

cattle rustler · meatpacker · slaughterer · slaughterman · poacher

lifestyle and setting

cowherdercity dweller

Urban area inhabitant

urbanite · office worker · factory worker · desk jockey · white-collar worker

Family

cowherd, cowherds, cowherders

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