Skip to content

porcher

swineherd

noun por-SHAY Rare
People & Society Professions

Also means

pig farmer

Usage Note

Porcher is a literary or historical term for a person who tends pigs, rarely used in everyday modern French. The feminine form is porchère. The word appears in older texts, fables, and the Bible (the Prodigal Son is described as tending pigs). In contemporary farming, éleveur de porcs is the normal term.

Examples

"Le porcher gardait ses cochons dans le champ."

Natural Translation

The swineherd tended his pigs in the field.

Free starter pack

Building your French vocabulary?

Get the 100 most common French words as a free PDF — one email, no spam.

Explore French by topic