Herdman \Herd"man\, Herdsman \Herds"man\, n.; pl. {-men}. The owner or keeper of a herd or of herds; one employed in tending a herd of cattle.
Attracted by the flames, a herdsman came to join us, bringing some fresh goat cheese and a bottle of tuica.
He had, he said, lost a cow the night before and Marius looked uneasy as he translated that it had been eaten by a bear. The herdsman told us that this area had been one of Ceausescu's favourite hunting spots.