Answer:

herders

Answer	Crossword Clue
HERDERS	Sheep dogs, really
HERDERS	Keepers of animals.
HERDERS	Cowmen.

HERDERS	Sheep men
HERDERS	Ranch hands
HERDERS	Rounding up figures?
HERDERS	Little Bo-peep and others
HERDERS	Gathering of stockholders?

Crossword

a puzzle consisting of a grid of squares and blanks into which words crossing vertically and horizontally are written according to clues.