herdsman

herdsman
/herrdz"meuhn/, n., pl. herdsmen.
1. a herder; the keeper of a herd, esp. of cattle or sheep.
2. (cap.) Astron. the constellation Boötes.
[1595-1605; HERD1 + 'S1 + -MAN; cf. earlier herdman, ME hird-man, OE hyrdemann]

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