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Definition of Sheepman
1. Noun. A man who raises (or tends) sheep.
2. Noun. A herder of sheep (on an open range); someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock.
Generic synonyms: Drover, Herder, Herdsman
Specialized synonyms: Shepherdess
Derivative terms: Shepherd
Definition of Sheepman
1. Noun. A shepherd. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sheepman
1. a person who raises sheep [n SHEEPMEN]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sheepman
Literary usage of Sheepman
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annual Report by Illinois Farmers' Institute (1908)
"COFFEY—Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Hall has referred to me this
afternoon as the sheepman and I feel more or less out of place in presenting the ..."
2. Modern Sheep: Breeds and Management by William James Clarke (1907)
"A sheepman, that is, a man with a single flock of from one to two thousand head,
in New Mexico must work, and at times he must work hard, while a cowman ..."
3. Hearings Before the Committee on the Public Lands of the House of by United States Congress. House. Committee on the Public Lands, William M. [from old catalog] Reece (1902)
"Now, every sheepman on our range is trying to ward off the appearance of every
other sheepman, and every cattleman is saying to every other cattleman that ..."
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