shepherd

[shep·herd]

A shepherd is a person who herds flocks or groups of animals. If you traveled to Tibet, you might see a yak shepherd.

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

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

Noun
a clergyman who watches over a group of people

Verb
tend as a shepherd, as of sheep or goats

Verb
watch over like a shepherd, as a teacher of her pupils

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

n.
The pastor of a church; one with the religious guidance of others.

v. t.
To tend as a shepherd; to guard, herd, lead, or drive, as a shepherd.

Shepherd

Shep"herd , n. [OE. schepherde, schephirde, AS. sce'a0phyrde; sce'a0p 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 (Zo'94l.), the crested screamer. See Screamer. -- Shepherd dog (Zo'94l.), 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 (Zo'94l.), a daddy longlegs, or harvestman. -- Shepherd's pouch, ∨ Shepherd's purse (Bot.), an annual cruciferous plant (Capsella Bursapastoris) bearing small white flowers and pouchlike pods. See Illust. of Silicle. -- Shepherd's rod, ∨ Shepherd's staff (Bot.), the small teasel.

Shepherd

Shep"herd, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shepherded; p. pr. & vb. n. Shepherding.] To tend as a shepherd; to guard, herd, lead, or drive, as a shepherd. [Poetic]
White, fleecy clouds . . .
Shepherded by the slow, unwilling wind.

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

To tend as a shepherd; to guard, herd, lead, or drive, as a shepherd.

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Usage Examples

I have a responsibility to nurture and shepherd my talent and when I'm living the parts of my life not related to that I feel I have the right to be left alone.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

If Joy Behar or Sherri Shepherd was a dude, they'd be off TV. They're not funny enough for dudes. What if Roseanne Barr was a dude? Think we'd know who she was?