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See more synonyms for shepherd on Thesaurus.com 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. sheepdog .Show More
to tend or guard as a shepherd: to shepherd the flock. to watch over carefully. Show More
Origin of shepherd before 1050; Middle English shepherde, Old English scēphyrde. See
sheep ,
herd2 Related forms shep·herd·less , adjective shep·herd·like , adjective un·der·shep·herd , noun un·shep·herd·ed , adjective un·shep·herd·ing , adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for shepherd herdsman ,
herder ,
watcher ,
teacher ,
caretaker ,
watch ,
pastor ,
guide ,
guard ,
minister ,
escort ,
tender ,
attendant ,
protector ,
leader ,
pilot ,
shepherdess ,
pastoralist Examples from the Web for shepherd Contemporary Examples of shepherd In the video, the bus is getting searched by a cop with a German shepherd .
Then when we arrive at his flat in Shepherd 's Bush following the escape, perhaps there ought to be remnants of the ladder.
Yes, your German Shepherd Buster can wear his own health tracker.
After killing the Egyptian he runs away for years, becomes a shepherd , starts a family.
Rick must shepherd his newborn daughter, Judith, through this world of peril.
Historical Examples of shepherd The doctor is nearing them rapidly; they can imagine the shepherd 's tartan.
One of the months in the "Shepherd 's Calendar" is composed in it.
But, oh, shepherd , what avails it to live in hopeless misery?
Grief is not an inmate of the plain; the hours of the shepherd are sped in gaiety and mirth.
You too are young and uninured even to the misfortunes of the shepherd .
British Dictionary definitions for shepherd 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 Show More
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 Show More
Word Origin for shepherd from Old English sceaphirde. See sheep , herd ²
astronomy a small moon of (e.g.) Saturn orbiting close to the rings and partly responsible for ring stability Show More
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Word Origin and History for shepherd n. Old English sceaphierde, from sceap "sheep" (see sheep ) + hierde "herder," from heord "a herd" (see herd (n.)). Cf. Middle Low German, Middle Dutch schaphirde , Middle High German schafhirte , German dialectal Schafhirt . Shepherds customarily were buried with a tuft of wool in hand, to prove on Doomsday their occupation and be excused for often missing Sunday church. Shepherd's pie is recorded from 1877.
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v. 1790, "to herd sheep," from shepherd (n.). The metaphoric sense of "watch over or guide" is first recorded 1820. Related: Shepherded ; shepherding .
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