shepherd vs sheepman

shepherd and sheepman both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shepherd	Yes	No	Yes	No
sheepman	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, shepherd and sheepman are synonyms defined as:

shepherd and sheepman: a herder of sheep (on an open range); someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock

Other synonyms of shepherd include sheepherder.

shepherd (noun)	sheepman (noun)
a herder of sheep (on an open range); someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock	a man who raises (or tends) sheep
a clergyman who watches over a group of people	a herder of sheep (on an open range); someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock

shepherd (verb)	sheepman (verb)
tend as a shepherd, as of sheep or goats
watch over like a shepherd, as a teacher of her pupils