As nouns the difference between herdsmen and pastoralist
is that herdsmen is while pastoralist is a person involved in pastoralism, whose primary occupation is the raising of livestock.
As an adjective pastoralist is
having features common to pastoralism.
pastoralist
English
Adjective
(
en adjective)
Having features common to pastoralism.
- a pastoralist society
Noun
(
en noun)
A person involved in pastoralism, whose primary occupation is the raising of livestock