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shepherd

/ˈʃɛpəɹd/noun, verb2 syllables

Shepherd means: a herder of sheep (on an open range); someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock.

Synonyms for shepherd2

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

sheepherder

also used for shepherd

pastor

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What does shepherd mean?4

noun

1

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

2

a clergyman who watches over a group of people

verb

1

watch over like a shepherd, as a teacher of their pupils

2

tend as a shepherd, as of sheep or goats

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with shepherd?1

two syllables

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Shepherd in a sentence

  • The shepherd, even when he become a gentleman, smells of the lamb.unknown
  • You are in a perilous state, oh shepherd.menaud
  • Later that night, the shepherd herded his sheep and went to bed.madhatter5
  • The shepherd moved slowly forward, accompanied by his faithful dog, carefully watching his flock.samir_t
  • Gabriel was a good shepherd, and his sheep were well cared for.Amastan
  • The film served as a visual ethnography, documenting the daily lives of mountain shepherds.rul
  • Some dried figs were taken to the field by a shepherd.Aghanim
  • The shepherd carried a sharp goad for herding sheep.Amastan

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Forms of shepherd

as a noun

plural
shepherds

as a verb

past tense
shepherded
present participle
shepherding
third-person singular
shepherds
past participle
shepherded