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
Other definitions for Shepherd (2 of 2)
a male given name.
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How to use shepherd in a sentence
Agencies are popping up with promises to shepherd brands into the gaming ecosystem.
Why new agencies are trying to capitalize on the online gaming boom | jim cooper | February 12, 2021 | DigidayWhile King has shepherded The Good Wife, Commander in Chief was championed by ABC executive Anne Sweeney.
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He adeptly shepherded some of the most legally and politically fraught policy matters at DOD.
Exclusive: Jeh Johnson Tapped to Lead Department of Homeland Security | Daniel Klaidman | October 17, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTShe shepherded the two girls upstairs by the staircase, instead of the elevator, as if she wanted them to be conspicuous.
Winona of the Camp Fire | Margaret WiddemerOn the first night she had stayed up after Lady Pentyre had shepherded the women of the party to bed.
Lady Lilith | Stephen McKennaThey shepherded me to Gallipoli, one each side of me and one astern, evidently expecting me to be caught by the nets there.
Sea Warfare | Rudyard KiplingThere is but little doubt that they were shepherded into the position in which they were called upon to fight at Doornkop.
The Transvaal from Within | J. P. FitzpatrickIt was on Latmos, not Ida, that Endymion shepherded his flocks; but that is of no moment, except to schoolmasters.
Letters on Literature | Andrew Lang
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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