Meaning & Definition of Shepherd in English
English⟶
Shepherd
/ʃɛpərd/
noun
1. A clergyman who watches over a group of people
synonym:
- shepherd
2. A herder of sheep (on an open range)
- Someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock
synonym:
- sheepherder,
- shepherd,
- sheepman
verb
1. Watch over like a shepherd, as a teacher of her pupils
synonym:
- shepherd
2. Tend as a shepherd, as of sheep or goats
synonym:
- shepherd
Examples of using
It took me a lot less time to housebreak my German shepherd than it took to housebreak my other dog.
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.