sheepman

/ʃˈipmən/ noun A2

a person who raises sheep

Word Origin A straightforward compound: sheep + man, a person who tends sheep. The word sheep itself is from Proto-Germanic 'skēpą', and man from 'mann-'. The same sheep root gives us sheepish (timid like a sheep) and sheepdog, while man appears in countless compounds like fireman and policeman.

noun a person who raises sheep A2

The sheepman took care of hundreds of sheep on his farm.

(名词) 牧羊人;养羊人

牧羊人照看农场上的数百只羊。

(sustantivo) ovejero; pastor; ganadero; criador de ovejas [una persona que cría ovejas; un ovejero]

El **criador de ovejas** cuidaba de cientos de ovejas en su granja.

(nom) éleveur de moutons; berger; ovinculteur [Personne dont le métier est d'élever des moutons.]

L'éleveur de moutons s'occupait de centaines de bêtes dans sa ferme.

(Substantiv) Schafzüchter; Schäfer [eine Person, die beruflich Schafe züchtet oder hält, besonders in größeren Beständen.]

Der **sheepman** betreute auf seiner Farm Hunderte von Schafen.

(名詞) 羊を飼育する人、牧羊業者

羊飼いは彼の農場で何百頭もの羊の世話をしていた。

(substantivo) ovelheiro; criador de ovelhas; pastor [um ovelheiro; uma pessoa que cria ovelhas]

O ovelheiro cuidava de centenas de ovelhas em sua fazenda.

noun A shepherd. countable

The old sheepman tended to his flock with great care and experience.

(名词) 牧羊人;羊倌

老牧羊人用丰富的经验和极大的细心照料着他的羊群。

(sustantivo) Un pastor.

El viejo pastor cuidaba de su rebaño con gran dedicación y experiencia.

(nom) berger; bergerère; éleveur de moutons; pastoureau [Berger ou éleveur de moutons.]

Le vieux **sheepman** s'occupait de son troupeau avec beaucoup de soin et d'expérience.

(Substantiv) Schäfer; Hirte [eine Person, die Schafe hütet oder eine Schafherde betreut]

Der alte **sheepman** kümmerte sich mit großer Sorgfalt und Erfahrung um seine Herde.

(名詞) 羊飼い、羊の世話をする人

年老いた羊飼いは、長年の経験で羊の群れを丁寧に世話をしていた。

(substantivo) pastor; pastor de ovelhas; ovelheiro [Um pastor de ovelhas.]

O velho pastor de ovelhas cuidava do seu rebanho com grande cuidado e experiência.

Word parts: sheep + man

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