herdsman

Questions about herdsman

What does herdsman mean?

herdsman means "someone who drives a herd".

How many syllables are in herdsman?

herdsman has 2 syllables: herd-sman. The stress falls on "herd".

What is another word for herdsman?

Close synonyms include herder, drover. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is herdsman a common word?

herdsman is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.