cowherd Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
    puncher; cowboy; cowpuncher; cowpoke; cattleman; cowman; cowhand.

WordNet

Cow"herd` noun
Etymology
AS. chyrde; c cow + hyrde a herder.
Definitions
  1. One whose occupation is to tend cows.

Webster 1913