vacher

English

Etymology

From French vacher (“cowherd”). Doublet of vaquero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /væˈʃeɪ/

Noun

vacher (plural vachers)

1. (US, Southwestern, obsolete) A keeper of stock or cattle; a herdsman.
   • 1841, C. Austin Woodruff, “Adventure and Scenery in the Far South-West”, in The Southern Literary Messenger:

     Thus they fought, totally regardless of Alabama, the blows and shouts of the vachers, each striving for victory

Related terms

• vachery

References

• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “vacher”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• “vacher”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• chaver, varech

French

Etymology

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin vaccārius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /va.ʃe/

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Noun

vacher m (plural vachers, feminine vachère)

1. cowherd

   Synonym: cow-boy

Derived terms

• vacher luisant

See also

• bouvier

Adjective

vacher (feminine vachère, masculine plural vachers, feminine plural vachères)

1. (relational) cow

Further reading

• “vacher”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Anagrams

• varech