swineherd

Noun

Meaning

A keeper of swine.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

butler cad messenger cowherd drover ostler cowboy herder boy attendant orderly jockey bartender herdsman gillie
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Antonyms

lord householder proprietress host leader master
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Hypernyms

drover herder herdsman

Related terms

shepherd cowherd bootes herder constellation herd

Anagrams

Whernside

Examples

And, for my part, I would rather be a camel-driver in Africa than a swineherd in Castile. Source: Internet

Before Persephone was abducted by Hades, the shepherd Eumolpus and the swineherd Eubuleus saw a girl in a black chariot driven by an invisible driver being carried off into the earth which had violently opened up. Source: Internet

Having done so, he proceeds to slaughter the suitors (beginning with Antinous whom he finds drinking from Odysseus' cup) with help from Telemachus and Odysseus' servants Eumaeus the swineherd and Philoetius the cowherd. Source: Internet

In the original myth which is an etiology for the ancient rites, Eubuleus was a swineherd who was feeding his pigs at the opening to the underworld when Persephone was abducted by Plouton. Source: Internet

The palmer then assists in Isaac's escape from Rotherwood, with the additional aid of the swineherd Gurth. Source: Internet

There are various legends associating Anthony with pigs : one is that he worked as a swineherd during this period. citation Anthony is sometimes considered the first monk,sfn but there were others before him. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Swineford swinefordite Swinehart swineherder swineherdess swineherding