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herdsmen

noun

plural of herdsman

as in herders

a tender of livestock a lone herdsman stood with his sheep and his dog on the hillside

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Recent Examples of herdsmen The military has also been stretched by efforts to combat armed gangs carrying out mass kidnappings for ransom, and fighting between semi-nomadic herdsmen and settled farmers in states across the center of the country. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026 The alphorn is a long wooden instrument traditionally used by herdsmen in the Alps. — Jez Fielder, Fortune, 30 June 2026 Continue reading … FAITH UNDER SIEGE – Christians targeted in systematic kidnapping campaign in Nigeria by jihadi herdsmen. — FOXNews.com, 8 Jan. 2026 The Bible recounts how openness to God restored harmony during a conflict over land between the herdsmen of Abram, later named Abraham, and those of his nephew Lot. — Alistair Budd, Christian Science Monitor, 24 Sep. 2025 Even as the country became Buddhist in the 16th century, the herdsmen found solace in its reassuring rituals and its promise of contact with the spirit world. — Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2024

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Authorities have said the bandit groups include mostly former herders who took up arms against farming communities, after clashes between them over increasingly strained resources.

— Dyepkazah Shibayan, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
These preliminary results underscore how heat, behavior and health all come together in real time for herders.

— Anne Pisor, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026

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Inventing fake cowboys with drama would be disrespectful to the real cowboys who live drama-free at the Four Sixes to this day, according to Sheridan.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026
The scenes will include a tribute to the vaqueros, the Mexican and Tejano cowboys who made up about one-fourth of Old West ranch hands and trail drivers.

— Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Aug. 2026

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