swineherd

swine·herd

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [swahyn-hurd]
- /ˈswaɪnˌhɜrd/
- /ˈswaɪn.hɜːd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [swahyn-hurd]
- /ˈswaɪnˌhɜrd/

Definitions of swineherd word

noun swineherd a person who tends swine. 1
noun swineherd a person who looks after pigs 0
noun swineherd a person who tends swine 0

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Origin of swineherd

First appearance:

before 1100

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1100; Middle English; late Old English swȳnhyrde. See swine, herd2

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Parts of speech for Swineherd

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Swineherd

swineherd popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

swineherd usage trend in Literature

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