ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Swineherd

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈswaɪnˌhɜːd/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Swineherd is a noun meaning A person who herds and tends swine, a keeper of swine (pigs).

Meaning

A person who herds and tends swine, a keeper of swine (pigs).

Example Sentences

But what of that vast number of the human kind who were always in the background? What of the hewers of wood and drawers of water, the swineherds, the shepherds, the carpenters, the hedgers and cobblers?

Word Forms

Synonyms for swineherd

Depending on context, synonyms include pigman.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include pigman, hogherd, swineherdship, swineherdess, swineherding, horseherd.

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