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sheepman

(ˈʃiːpmən)
n, pl -men
(Agriculture) US a shepherd; a person who tends or breeds sheep
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sheep•man

(ˈʃip mən, -ˌmæn)

n., pl. -men (-mən, -ˌmɛn)
a person who tends or breeds sheep, esp. a sheep rancher.
[1585–95]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.sheepman - a man who raises (or tends) sheepsheepman - a man who raises (or tends) sheep  
stock farmer, stock raiser, stockman - farmer who breed or raises livestock
2.sheepman - a herder of sheep (on an open range)sheepman - a herder of sheep (on an open range); someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock
sheepherder, shepherd
drover, herdsman, herder - someone who drives a herd
shepherdess - a woman shepherd
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