shepherd
a person who herds, tends, and guards sheep.
a person who protects, guides, or watches over a person or group of people.
a member of the clergy.
the Shepherd, Jesus Christ.
to tend or guard as a shepherd: to shepherd the flock.
to watch over carefully.
Origin of shepherd
1Other words for shepherd
Other words from shepherd
- shep·herd·less, adjective
- shep·herd·like, adjective
- un·der·shep·herd, noun
- un·shep·herd·ed, adjective
- un·shep·herd·ing, adjective
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Other definitions for Shepherd (2 of 2)
a male given name.
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How to use shepherd in a sentence
In the video, the bus is getting searched by a cop with a German shepherd.
Alleged Cop Killer Ismaaiyl Brinsley Had a Death Wish | M.L. Nestel | December 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThen when we arrive at his flat in shepherd's Bush following the escape, perhaps there ought to be remnants of the ladder.
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After killing the Egyptian he runs away for years, becomes a shepherd, starts a family.
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It was only a hut of rough boards, carelessly knocked together for a shepherd's temporary home.
Ramona | Helen Hunt JacksonHe evinced the opposite of the temper usually ascribed to the “shepherd-boy” —a birth-date by Ex.
Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)The faces of a flock of sheep are to a stranger all alike; to the shepherd, each has its personal individuality.
Violins and Violin Makers | Joseph PearceI, too, am a shepherd, you know; but a shepherd in black and without his crook is somewhat in the way.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume II (of 3) | Charles James WillsOn the large sheep-farms of that country a single shepherd often has the charge of from three to six thousand sheep.
The Nursery, January 1873, Vol. XIII. | Various
British Dictionary definitions for shepherd (1 of 2)
/ (ˈʃɛpəd) /
a person employed to tend sheep: Female equivalent: shepherdess Related adjectives: bucolic, pastoral
a person, such as a clergyman, who watches over or guides a group of people
to guide or watch over in the manner of a shepherd
Australian rules football to prevent opponents from tackling (a member of one's own team) by blocking their path
Origin of shepherd
1British Dictionary definitions for Shepherd (2 of 2)
astronomy a small moon of (e.g.) Saturn orbiting close to the rings and partly responsible for ring stability
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