Home › Words › G › goatherdergoatherdergoatherder means A herder of goats.EtymologyFrom goat + herder.nounA herder of goats.e.g.“Senator Obama’s father, a goatherder turned economist, grew up in Nyangoma-Kogelo and was buried there in 1982 after a fatal car crash.” — 2008 January 4, Reuben Kyama, “For Some Kenyan Villagers, the Action Is in Des Moines”, in New York Times:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.goatherd 91% match — A person who herds, tends goats. vs goatherder →goatkeeper 85% match — A goatherd. vs goatherder →goatherdess 79% match — A female goatherd. vs goatherder →herdgroom 75% match — A herdsman. vs goatherder →gooseherd 73% match — A person who tends to geese. vs goatherder →herdsboy 71% match — A boy who herds animals. vs goatherder →herdboy 71% match — A boy who herds animals. vs goatherder →herdsperson 70% match — A herder; a herdswoman or herdman vs goatherder →