Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

goatherder

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: goatherder
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A herder of goats.

Example Sentences

"Senator Obama’s father, a goatherder turned economist, grew up in Nyangoma-Kogelo and was buried there in 1982 after a fatal car crash."

Etymology

From goat + herder.

Inflected Forms

goatherders (plural)

Synonyms

goatherd goatkeeper

Questions

What does goatherder mean?: A herder of goats.
Where does goatherder come from?: From goat + herder.

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