HERDSMAN


Meaning of HERDSMAN in English

/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; HERD 1 + 'S 1 + -MAN; cf. earlier herdman, ME hird-man, OE hyrdemann ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .