shepherd

Meaning

Noun

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

Verb

1. (transitive) To watch over; to guide.
2. (transitive) 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.

Synonyms

herdsman

herder

herd

sheepherder

pasture

shepherdess

graze

pastor

sheepman

cowherd

owner

sheepdog

tend

cowboy

🤠

swain

guide

protector

sheep dog

shepherd dog

ride herd

wrangle

herdswoman

Shepherd

sheep breeder

tend cattle

bishop

cattle herder

browse

conduct

conductor

crop

drive

goatherd

grazier

keeper

lead

look after

looker

master

mother

👩‍🍼

parent

poinsettia

Translations

berger

pastor

pastore

herder

pâtre

Schäfer

Hirt

pastor

pasteur

Hirte

pastor

βοσκός

çoban

schaapherder

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃɛpɚd/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: schepherde

Inherited from Old English: sċēaphierde

In summary

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

Sentences

A shepherd may like to travel , but he should never forget about his sheep .

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