goatherd

Tends horned ruminants

A goatherd is a person who tends goats, watching over them as they graze and keeping them from wandering off or being attacked by predators.

The word follows the same pattern as shepherd, cowherd, and swineherd—occupational terms that combine an animal with an Old English word for keeper or herder.

Goatherds are common in mountainous or arid regions where goats thrive better than cattle or sheep.

goats

billy

Camp cooking pot

nannyHired child caretaker
kidChild or young goat
caprineRelating to goats

bleat · mohair · cashmere · chevon · goatskin · hooves · horns · butting · browse · flock

pastoral

shepherdess

Woman who tends sheep

bucolicIdyllically rural
idyllicPerfectly peaceful and charming
ArcadiaGreek region or paradise

pastures · panpipes · sylvan · countryside · rustic · tranquility · meadow · hillside · vale · Virgil

nomadic

nomad

Homeless wanderer by choice

migrationMovement to new territory
alpineOf high elevations
mountainTall natural landmass

plateau · highlands · Pyrenees · Andes · Himalayas · yurt · encampment · wandering · seasonal · remote

tending

grazing

Feeding on pasture

tendingCaring for or inclining
milkingExtracting animal dairy fluid
kiddingTeasing playfully

browse · watering · penning · shearing · leading · guarding · fodder · crook · staff · whistle

occupation

swineherd

Livestock tender for swine

cowherdCattle minder
droverOne who moves livestock
stockmanLivestock raiser or tender

grazier · milkmaid · farmer · rancher · husbandman · tender · wrangler · dairymaid · keeper · caretaker

goatherd

billy

shepherdess

nomad

grazing

swineherd

goatherd

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