shepherd

Meaning

Noun

1. A person who tends sheep, especially a grazing flock.
2. A person who tends sheep, especially a grazing flock.
3. Someone who watches over, looks after, or guides somebody.
4. Someone who watches over, looks after, or guides somebody.
5. The pastor of a church; one who guides others in religion.
6. The pastor of a church; one who guides others in religion.
7. A swain; a rustic male lover.
8. A German Shepherd.

Verb

1. To watch over; to guide.
2. To obstruct an opponent from getting to the ball, either when a teammate has it or is going for it, or if the ball is about to bounce through the goal or out of bounds.

Concepts

shepherd

herdsman

herder

herd

sheepherder

pasture

shepherdess

graze

pastor

sheepman

cowherd

cowboy

owner

sheepdog

guide

swain

tend

Shepherd

sheep breeder

conductor

protector

bishop

conduct

lead

shepherd dog

sheep dog

looker

grazier

browse

crop

mother

parent

cattle herder

drive

ride herd

wrangle

herdswoman

keeper

master

poinsettia

goatherd

tend cattle

look after

Hyphenated as

shep‧herd

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃɛpɚd/

Etymology

From Middle English schepherde, from Old English sċēaphierde, a compound of sċēap (“sheep”) and hierde (“herdsman”), equivalent to modern sheep + herd (“herder”).

Sentences

He paid for the wool and asked the shepherd to come back the following year .