SHEPHERD

sheepherder, shepherd, sheepman

(noun) a herder of sheep (on an open range); someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock

shepherd

(noun) a clergyman who watches over a group of people

shepherd

(verb) tend as a shepherd, as of sheep or goats

shepherd

(verb) watch over like a shepherd, as a teacher of her pupils

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Proper noun

Shepherd

An English occupational surname.

A male given name

Etymology

Noun

shepherd

A person who tends sheep, especially a grazing flock.

(figurative) Someone who watches over, looks after, or guides somebody.

(figurative) The pastor of a church; one who guides others in religion.

(poetic) A swain; a rustic male lover.

Synonyms

• (one who tends sheep): sheepherder

Coordinate terms

• shepherdess

Verb

shepherd (third-person singular simple present shepherds, present participle shepherding, simple past and past participle shepherded)

To watch over; to guide

(Australian rules football) For a player 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.

Source: Wiktionary

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Shep"herd, n. Etym: [OE. schepherde, schephirde, AS. sceáphyrde; sceáp sheep + hyrde, hirde, heorde, a herd, a guardian. See Sheep, and Herd.]

1. A man employed in tending, feeding, and guarding sheep, esp. a flock grazing at large.

2. The pastor of a church; one with the religious guidance of others. Shepherd bird (Zoöl.), the crested screamer. See Screamer.

– Shepherd dog (Zoöl.), a breed of dogs used largely for the herding and care of sheep. There are several kinds, as the collie, or Scotch shepherd dog, and the English shepherd dog. Called also shepherd's dog.

– Shepherd dog, a name of Pan. Keats.

– Shepherd kings, the chiefs of a nomadic people who invaded Egypt from the East in the traditional period, and conquered it, at least in part. They were expelled after about five hundred years, and attempts have been made to connect their expulsion with narrative in the book of Exodus.

– Shepherd's club (Bot.), the common mullein. See Mullein.

– Shepherd's crook, a long staff having the end curved so as to form a large hook, -- used by shepherds.

– Shepherd's needle (Bot.), the lady's comb.

– Shepherd's plaid, a kind of woolen cloth of a checkered black and white pattern.

– Shephered spider (Zoöl.), a daddy longlegs, or harvestman.

– Shepherd's pouch, or Shepherd's purse (Bot.), an annual cruciferous plant (Capsella Bursapastoris) bearing small white flowers and pouchlike pods. See Illust. of Silicle.

– Shepherd's rod, or Shepherd's staff (Bot.), the small teasel.

Shep"herd, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shepherded; p. pr. & vb. n. Shepherding.]

Definition: To tend as a shepherd; to guard, herd, lead, or drive, as a shepherd. [Poetic] White, fleecy clouds . . . Shepherded by the slow, unwilling wind. Shelley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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