Goadman
/ˈɡoʊd.mən/noun
A person who drives or urges cattle and other animals with a goad.
Did you know?The word’s root, goad, appears in the biblical phrase “kick against the goads,” meaning to resist painful correction or authority.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
Proto-Germanic
*gaido-
“A pointed stick or goad; the deeper origin is uncertain.”
Old English
Old English
gād
“A pointed stick used to drive animals.”
Old English
Old English
mann
“A person or human being.”
Middle English
Middle English
gode
“A goad or pointed implement for urging animals.”
Modern English
English
goadman
“A person who drives cattle or other animals with a goad.”