Used in a Sentence

sheepherder

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for sheepherder.

Editorial note

For example, the story of a sheepherder who kills an elite pre-Greek warrior with the cast of a stone.

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Quick take

A person who herds sheep; a shepherd.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of sheepherder gathered in one view.

noun

A person who herds sheep; a shepherd.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for sheepherder.

Example sentences

1

For example, the story of a sheepherder who kills an elite pre-Greek warrior with the cast of a stone.

2

But you want to make it look like he is worse off than an African sheepherder.

3

A sheepherder in Afghanistan might own a hundred items more than this guy, yet he lives a simpler life by any reasonable definition.

4

Bean shorts and a Butte sheepherder's jacket.

5

This is only marginally better than SheepHerder (or what its name was), it works by injecting data into the network that is supposed to look like an active session.

6

There is the example of the sheepherder who cannot count but ensures all sheep are accounted for by with the bag of pebbles: as the sheep leave the enclosure in the morning, a pebble is placed in the (initially empty) bag; as the sheep return, a pebble is removed for each sheep, and if none are missing, the bag ends up empty.

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Having spent a good bit of time in Wyoming I can assure you there are probably more sheep than in any other state though, being from Texas, I did have to listen to the steers and queers quip way back then until I reminded the teller that he was a sheepherder and not a real cowboy.

Quote examples

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You can see the other side of the "sheepherder kills elite pre-Greek warrior" story in the Argonautica book 4 verse 1485-1500: > On pasturing flocks didst thou light; and there followed a shepherd who, in defence of his own sheep, while thou weft leading them off to thy comrades in their need, slew thee by the cast of a stone In this story it's in the desert of North Africa vs Palestine and isn't a dual.

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Him: "Iran is a democracy." Me: "Not fully, because the Guardian Council reserves the right to decide who can run." Him: "Well, you can't have some sheepherder become president." I thought about that for a long time.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use sheepherder in a sentence?

For example, the story of a sheepherder who kills an elite pre-Greek warrior with the cast of a stone.

What does sheepherder mean?

A person who herds sheep; a shepherd.

What part of speech is sheepherder?

sheepherder is commonly used as noun.