Masculine

pastor

Meaning

  1. (masculine) herdsman; herder (someone who tends livestock)
  2. (masculine) shepherd (someone who tends sheep)
  3. (masculine) herding dog (any of several breeds of dog originally used to herd livestock)
  4. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, masculine) herding dog (any of several breeds of dog originally used to herd livestock)
  5. (figuratively, masculine) shepherd (one who watches over or guides others)
  6. (masculine) the chief clergyman of a Protestant congregation: a pastor, minister or parson

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pasˈtoʁ/
Etymology

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese pastor, from Latin pāstōrem.

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