goatherdEtymologyFrom Middle English goteherd, from Old English gāthierde, equivalent to goat + herd (“herder”).nounA person who herds, tends goats.“'Oh, yes. A man was brought to us about a year ago. There'd been a big storm along the southern sector of the Taklamakan. It went on for four or five days. This man was a goatherd from Tongguzbasti. He'd gone out into the desert in search of tamarisk, along with a camel for the load. At midday he had some bread and water and lay down for a sleep. When he woke there was a storm the like of which he”