neatherd

English

Etymology

From neat (“cattle”) +‎ herd.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈniːtˌhɜː(ɹ)d/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈnithɚd/

Noun

neatherd (plural neatherds)

1. (archaic) A cowherd; one who looks after bulls, cows or oxen.
   • 1897, Theodore Alois Buckley (translator), Æschylus' Prometheus Bound and the Seven Against Thebes, David McKay, page 34

     I am terrified at the sight of the neatherd of thousand eyes [i.e., Argus], for he is journeying on, keeping a cunning glance, whom not even after death does earth conceal;

Alternative forms

• neat-heard

Related terms

• bearherd
• cowherd
• goatherd
• goatress
• gooseherd
• herd
• herder
• herding dog
• herd instinct
• herdsman
• Herdsman (Boötes)
• herdswoman
• hogherd
• horseherd
• oxherd
• shepherd
• swanherd
• swineherd

 

Translations

person who looks after bulls, cows or oxen

• Bulgarian: говедар (bg) m (govedar)
• German: Kuhhirt (de) m, Kuhhirte (de) m, Kuhhirtin (de) f

Anagrams

• Renthead, adherent, anthered, hand tree, hartened, threaden