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shepherd
/ˈʃɛpəɹd/
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What does shepherd mean?
noun
- A person who tends sheep, especially a grazing flock.
- A male sheep tender
- (figuratively) Someone who watches over, looks after, or guides somebody.
More meanings (13)
noun
- (figuratively) A male watcher/guardian/guider/leader
- (figuratively) The pastor of a church; one who guides others in religion.
- (figuratively) A male pastor
- A swain; a rustic male lover.
- A German Shepherd.
verb
- To watch over; to guide.
- 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.
proper noun
- An English surname originating as an occupation.
- A male given name.
- An unincorporated community in Boone County, Indiana.
- A village in Isabella County, Michigan.
- A census-designated place in Yellowstone County, Montana.
- A city in San Jacinto County, Texas.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈʃɛpəɹd/
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Before I had crossed the threshold of my church I was made to realize that I was shepherd of a divided flock.
These are of that Spatangoid form, which you will often find fossil in the chalk, and which shepherd boys call snakes’ heads.
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A Greek legend tells us that the lodestone was discovered by Magnes, a shepherd who found his crook attracted by the rock.
For weeks afterward I was almost daily accosted by some anxious shepherd, who asked, "Have you seen any stray OTO sheep lately?"
Man, at first a ravenous hunter after game, brought the flock into existence and turned shepherd to avoid a time of dearth.