goatherder

Tends the flock

A goatherder is someone who tends goats, guiding them to pasture and protecting them from predators.

The occupation is ancient and still common in mountainous or arid regions where goats thrive better than cattle.

Also spelled as two words: goat herder.

herding

crook

Bent implement or criminal

  • flockAnimals gathered together
  • tendingCaring for or inclining
  • corralFenced livestock enclosure

pen · roundup · wrangler · sheepdog · drover · stockman · hurdle · whistling · guarding · leading

goats

caprine

Relating to goats

mohair · cashmere · browsing · bleating · nanny · billy · kid · goatling · weaning · tagging

pastoral

meadow

Grassy field for grazing

serenity · tranquility · verdant · sylvan · rustic · hillside · solitude · simplicity · landscapes · pastoralism

transhumance

migration

Movement to new territory

Bedouin · Tuareg · Berber · Kazakh · Mongol · caravan · roaming · seasonal · highlands · lowlands

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industrialist · city dweller · urbanite · corporate executive · office drone

Family

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