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
On our way back through the streets, unshepherded this time, Kyral's tongue was loosened as if with a great release from tension.
The Door Through Space | Marion Zimmer BradleyReid was not in camp; the sheep were running unshepherded upon the hills.
The Flockmaster of Poison Creek | George W. OgdenAt Piacenza priests had been driven out, and the city left unshepherded for three years.
A Short History of Italy | Henry Dwight SedgwickAs Thmistocle had predicted, they came unshepherded by the good Mr Cook.
A Safety Match | Ian HayBut when social change left him unshepherded the charge fell on the nation as an organised unit.
Glimpses into the Abyss | Mary Higgs
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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