swineherd
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swineherd
- /ˈswaɪnˌhɜːd/ UK
Where it comes from
From Middle English swynherde, from Old English swīnhierde. Cognate with German Schweinehirt.
noun swineherds
- A person who herds and tends swine, a keeper of swine (pigs). But what of that vast number of the human kind who were always in the background? What of the hewers of wood and drawers of water, the swineherds, the shepherds, the carpenters, the hedgers and cobblers?
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noun person who herds and tends swine, keeper of swine/pigs
| Español | porquero, porquera |
|---|---|
| Português | porqueiro, porcariço |
| Français | porcher, porchère |
| Deutsch | Schweinehirt, Schweinehirte, Schweinehirtin, Schweinehüter, Schweinehüterin |
| Italiano | porcaio |
| Română | porcar, porcăreasă |
| Русский | свинопа́с svinopás, свина́рь svinárʹ, свина́рка svinárka |
Talk about this word "swineherd." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/swineherd. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. swineherd. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/swineherd "swineherd." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/swineherd.Cite this
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