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- [kou-hurd]
- /ˈkaʊˌhɜrd/
- /ˈkaʊ.hɜːd/
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- [kou-hurd]
- /ˈkaʊˌhɜrd/
Definitions of cowherd word
- noun cowherd a person employed to tend cattle 3
- noun cowherd a person who tends grazing cattle 3
- noun cowherd a person whose occupation is tending and herding cows. 1
- noun cowherd A person who tends grazing cattle. 1
- noun cowherd A person who herds cattle; a cowboy. 0
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Origin of cowherd
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English couherde, Old English cūherde; see cow1, herd2
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Parts of speech for Cowherd
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cowherd popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cowherd usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cowherd
noun cowherd
- rancher — a person who owns or works on a ranch.
- cowboy — A cowboy is a male character in a western.
- herder — Johann Gottfried von [yoh-hahn gawt-freet fuh n] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈgɔt frit fən/ (Show IPA), 1744–1803, German philosopher and poet.
- wrangler — a cowboy, especially one in charge of saddle horses.
- vaquero — a cowboy or herdsman.
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