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paimen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • herd noun A large group of animals of one kind that live, feed, or move together.
  • herder noun A person whose job is to look after and manage a herd of animals.
  • herdsman noun A person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep; especially, the foreman among a group of such farmworkers, usually with more knowledge and experience.
  • pastoral adj Relating to shepherds, farming, or peaceful rural life.
  • shepherd noun A person whose job is to look after a flock of sheep.

Senses

paimen is used for these senses in English:

  • grazier (UK, historical) One who grazes cattle and/or sheep on a rural property.
  • herd (now, rare) Someone who keeps a group of domestic animals.
  • herder One who herds.
  • herdsman A person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep; especially, the foreman among a group of such farmworkers, usually with more knowledge and experience.
  • pastoral Of or pertaining to shepherds or herders of other livestock.
  • shepherd (countable) A person who tends sheep, especially a grazing flock.
  • shepherd (countable, figurative) Someone who watches over, looks after, or guides somebody.

herd — full definition

  1. noun A large group of animals of one kind that live, feed, or move together.
  2. verb To gather, drive, or guide people or animals together as a group.

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