shepherd en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈʃɛpəɹd/ (General-American)
- /ˈʃɛpəd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (General-American) audio
Etymology
From Middle English schepherde, from Old English sċēaphierde, a compound of sċēap (“sheep”) and hierde (“herdsman”), equivalent to modern sheep + herd (“herder”).
Meanings
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(countable) A person who tends sheep, especially a grazing flock.
It was April 22, 1831, and a young man was walking down Whitehall in the direction of Parliament Street. He wore shepherd's plaid trousers and the swallow-tail coat of the day, with a figured muslin cravat wound about his wide-spread collar.
1906, Stanley J[ohn] Weyman, chapter I, in Chippinge Borough, New York, N.Y.: McClure, Phillips & Co., →OCLC, page 01:
- (countable) A person who tends sheep, especially a grazing flock. ▸ A male sheep tender
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(countable, figuratively) Someone who watches over, looks after, or guides somebody.
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
1769, Oxford Standard text, Bible (King James), Psalms 23:1
- (countable, figuratively) Someone who watches over, looks after, or guides somebody. ▸ A male watcher/guardian/guider/leader
- (countable, figuratively) The pastor of a church; one who guides others in religion.
- (countable, figuratively) The pastor of a church; one who guides others in religion. ▸ A male pastor
- (countable, poetic) A swain; a rustic male lover.
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(countable) A German Shepherd.
The dirt floor, low ceiling and unfinished stone walls were barely illuminated by candles and a dim string of green decorative lights. A nervous shepherd mix barked at me as a woman tried to calm it. When my eyes adjusted, I saw people in corners.
2022 May 19, James Verini, “Surviving the Siege of Kharkiv”, in The New York Times Magazine:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shepherds | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
shepherdess · herder · shepherdess · herdsman · goatherd · herdswoman · shepherdess · shepherdess
Deriveds
shepherd king · shepherdless · shepherd tree · shepherdism · shepherder · shepherdess · Caucasian shepherd · archshepherd · shepherd dog · shepherd's crook · shepherd's pouch · shepherd kings · shepherd's pie · Australian Shepherd · shepherdhood · pack-shepherd · Shepherd's Bush · idol shepherd · shepherdship · overshepherd · shepherdage · shepherdy · Shepherdism · shepherd moon · shepherdling · shepherdlike · shepherd's knot · Carpathian Shepherd · shepherd's pipe · shepherd's needle · Caucasian shepherd dog · shepherd spider · chief shepherd · shepherd's purse · shepherdish · shepherd satellite · undershepherd · shepherdly · Shepperton · Catalan Shepherd · Shepherd · German shepherd
Relateds
horseherd · goatherd · herd's grass · hogherd · herdswoman · herdsman · Herdsman · swanherd · bearherd · cowherd · oxherd · herd · herding dog · swineherd · herder · neatherd · gooseherd · herd instinct
Synonyms
Translations (242)
uk па́стир (a person who tends sheep) · mzn گسن کرد (a person who tends sheep) · ro păstor (someone who watches over or guides) · de Schafhirt (a person who tends sheep) · es ovejero (a person who tends sheep) · mg mpiandry (a person who tends sheep) · is fjárhirðir (a person who tends sheep) · gl pegureiro (a person who tends sheep) · lez чубан (a person who tends sheep) · xag 𐔰𐕚𐔴𐕔 (a person who tends sheep) · pl pastuch (a person who tends sheep) · eu artzain (a person who tends sheep) · mk чобан (a person who tends sheep) · vo jipigaledan (a person who tends sheep) · et lambur (a person who tends sheep) · bg пасти́р (a person who tends sheep) · wa biedjresse (a person who tends sheep) · sw mchungaji (a person who tends sheep) · gd aoghaire (a person who tends sheep) · nl herder (a person who tends sheep) · ro păstor (a person who tends sheep) · alt чабан (a person who tends sheep) · fr berger (a person who tends sheep) · af herder (someone who watches over or guides) · ast oveyeru (a person who tends sheep) · it pecoraro (a person who tends sheep) · la pecorarius (a person who tends sheep) · ms penggembala (a person who tends sheep) · mt mexxej (someone who watches over or guides) · pt pastor (a person who tends sheep) · de Schäfer (a person who tends sheep) · rif aniči (a person who tends sheep) · hrx Schefer (a person who tends sheep) · cs pasák (a person who tends sheep) · de Hüter (someone who watches over or guides) · oc oelhièr (a person who tends sheep) · nb gjeter (a person who tends sheep) · mga áegaire (a person who tends sheep) · cmn 牧羊人 (a person who tends sheep) · ro cioban (a person who tends sheep) · hu juhász (a person who tends sheep) · da fårehyrde (a person who tends sheep) · se geahčči (a person who tends sheep) · arz راعي (a person who tends sheep) · ko 목자 (a person who tends sheep) · alt койчы (a person who tends sheep) · hu pásztor (a person who tends sheep) · ru па́стырь (someone who watches over or guides) · pt ovelheiro (a person who tends sheep) · gd cìobair (a person who tends sheep) · ru пасту́шка (a person who tends sheep) · sq bari (a person who tends sheep) · vec piegoràro (a person who tends sheep) · ny mbusa (a person who tends sheep) · grc ποιμήν (a person who tends sheep) · da hyrde (someone who watches over or guides) · as ভেৰাৰখীয়া (a person who tends sheep) · ps شپون (a person who tends sheep) · br bugul (a person who tends sheep) · vo galedanajipul (a person who tends sheep) · sh па̀стӣр (a person who tends sheep) · eo ŝafistino (a person who tends sheep) · ru чаба́н (a person who tends sheep) · fr bergère (a person who tends sheep) · uga 𐎗𐎓𐎊 (a person who tends sheep) · he רוֹעֶה (someone who watches over or guides) · tt көтүче (a person who tends sheep) · ota چوبان (a person who tends sheep) · af skaapwagter (a person who tends sheep) · rif ameysa (a person who tends sheep) · pdt Hoad (a person who tends sheep) · vi người chăn cừu (a person who tends sheep) · mzn چپون (a person who tends sheep) · uk пасту́х (a person who tends sheep) · mt ragħaj (a person who tends sheep) · ro oier (a person who tends sheep) · hrx Schefrin (a person who tends sheep) · rup uiar (a person who tends sheep) · th คนเลี้ยง (a person who tends sheep) · it pastore (a person who tends sheep) · scn picuraru (a person who tends sheep) · ru овча́р (a person who tends sheep) · vo galedanahipul (a person who tends sheep) · it pastore (someone who watches over or guides) · my သိုးထိန်း (a person who tends sheep) · yi פּאַסטעך (a person who tends sheep) · sl pastir (a person who tends sheep) · zza şıwani (a person who tends sheep) · hy հովիվ (a person who tends sheep) · km មេសបាលី (a person who tends sheep) · yi פּאַסטושקע (a person who tends sheep) · ka მეცხვარე (a person who tends sheep) · bqi شوں (a person who tends sheep) · ga tréadaí (a person who tends sheep) · cmn 牧人 (a person who tends sheep) · sc berbegarzu (a person who tends sheep) · sc pastori (a person who tends sheep) · sh òvčār (a person who tends sheep) · gl pastor (a person who tends sheep) · km មេសបាល (a person who tends sheep) · el τσοπάνης (a person who tends sheep) · fi paimen (someone who watches over or guides) · ja 牧人 (a person who tends sheep) · be па́стыр (a person who tends sheep) · fa چوبان (a person who tends sheep) · njo-jgl sannüker (a person who tends sheep) · be пасту́х (a person who tends sheep) · sk pastier (a person who tends sheep) · kmr şivan (someone who watches over or guides) · cmn 牧民 (a person who tends sheep) · fa شبان (a person who tends sheep) · fi lammaspaimen (a person who tends sheep) · de Hirt(e) (a person who tends sheep) · alt малчы (a person who tends sheep) · mk пастир (a person who tends sheep) · sco shepherd (a person who tends sheep) · fr pasteur (a person who tends sheep) · alt кӱдӱчи (a person who tends sheep) · ca pastor (a person who tends sheep) · ast pastor (a person who tends sheep) · ur چوپان (a person who tends sheep) · hi गड़ेरिया (a person who tends sheep) · nl schaapherder (a person who tends sheep) · enm schepherde (someone who watches over or guides) · ang hierde (someone who watches over or guides) · tk çopan (a person who tends sheep) · ka მწყემსი (a person who tends sheep) · mn хоньчин (a person who tends sheep) · el βοσκός (a person who tends sheep) · mt ragħaj (someone who watches over or guides) · cy bugail (someone who watches over or guides) · gv bochil (a person who tends sheep) · ang sċēaphierde (a person who tends sheep) · scn pasturi (a person who tends sheep) · fr pastoureau (a person who tends sheep) · ar رَاعٍ (someone who watches over or guides) · pl baraniarz (a person who tends sheep) · sh о̀вча̄р (a person who tends sheep) · pl pasterz (a person who tends sheep) · eo ŝafisto (a person who tends sheep) · mk пастир (someone who watches over or guides) · fa نگهبان (someone who watches over or guides) · hi चूपान (a person who tends sheep) · ckb شوان (a person who tends sheep) · sh čòban (a person who tends sheep) · mzn کرد (a person who tends sheep) · uz cho'pon (a person who tends sheep) · ga buachaill caorach (a person who tends sheep) · wa bierdjî (a person who tends sheep) · hy չոբան (a person who tends sheep) · sa अविपाल (a person who tends sheep) · sv fåraherde (a person who tends sheep) · pt pastor (someone who watches over or guides) · de Hirtin (someone who watches over or guides) · lv gans (a person who tends sheep) · pl owczarz (a person who tends sheep) · nb hyrde (a person who tends sheep) · ki mũrĩithi (a person who tends sheep) · cop ⲙⲁⲛⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ (a person who tends sheep) · he רוֹעֶה (a person who tends sheep) · ja 羊飼い (a person who tends sheep) · ko 양치기 (a person who tends sheep) · mk овчар (a person who tends sheep) · kk қойшы (a person who tends sheep) · sc berbecàlgiu (a person who tends sheep) · lb Schéifer (a person who tends sheep) · nn gjetar (a person who tends sheep) · oc pastre (a person who tends sheep) · gd buachaill-chaorach (a person who tends sheep) · sv herde (someone who watches over or guides) · mn ᠬᠣᠨᠢᠴᠢᠨ (a person who tends sheep) · zza şıwane (diq) (a person who tends sheep) · gmy 𐀡𐀕 (a person who tends sheep) · fa شوان (a person who tends sheep) · ga aoire (a person who tends sheep) · az çoban (a person who tends sheep) · ky малчы (a person who tends sheep) · sux 𒉺𒇻 (a person who tends sheep) · ca pastor (someone who watches over or guides) · tab габан (a person who tends sheep) · ro păcurar (a person who tends sheep) · de Hirt (someone who watches over or guides) · is hirðir (a person who tends sheep) · pro pastor (a person who tends sheep) · cmn 羊倌 (a person who tends sheep) · sga oegaire (a person who tends sheep) · tr çoban (a person who tends sheep) · os фиййау (a person who tends sheep) · tg чӯпон (a person who tends sheep) · kmr şivan (a person who tends sheep) · ug چۇپان (a person who tends sheep) · fur fedâr (a person who tends sheep) · lt piemuo (a person who tends sheep) · is smali (a person who tends sheep) · th เมษบาล (a person who tends sheep) · ka ჩობანი (a person who tends sheep) · gl ovelleiro (a person who tends sheep) · pox postarnĕk (a person who tends sheep) · ar رَاعٍ (a person who tends sheep) · ary سارْحة (a person who tends sheep) · ba көтөүсе (a person who tends sheep) · fr pâtre (a person who tends sheep) · sh pàstīr (a person who tends sheep) · ary سارح (a person who tends sheep) · nn hjuring (a person who tends sheep) · vec pastor (a person who tends sheep) · de Hüterin (someone who watches over or guides) · lo ຄົນລ້ຽງແກະ (a person who tends sheep) · ckb شوان (someone who watches over or guides) · enm schepherde (a person who tends sheep) · fa چوپان (a person who tends sheep) · got 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 (a person who tends sheep) · nv naʼniłkaadí (a person who tends sheep) · ru пасту́х (a person who tends sheep) · it pecoraio (a person who tends sheep) · pt pegureiro (a person who tends sheep) · fur piorâr (a person who tends sheep) · fur pastôr (a person who tends sheep) · is smalamaður (a person who tends sheep) · sco shepherd (someone who watches over or guides) · fa چوپون (a person who tends sheep) · es pastor (a person who tends sheep) · lij pastô (a person who tends sheep) · sq çoban (a person who tends sheep) · cs pastýř (a person who tends sheep) · cy bugail (a person who tends sheep) · mk ќаја (someone who watches over or guides) · la pastor (a person who tends sheep) · ms gembala (a person who tends sheep) · kw bugel (a person who tends sheep) · et karjus (a person who tends sheep) · kk малшы (a person who tends sheep) · tyv хойжу (a person who tends sheep) · sh чо̀бан (a person who tends sheep) · fa راهنما (someone who watches over or guides) · eo paŝtisto (a person who tends sheep) · sc berbecarju (a person who tends sheep) · la ūpiliō (a person who tends sheep) · de Hirte (someone who watches over or guides) · vo galedanapul (a person who tends sheep) · nl herder (someone who watches over or guides) · rup picurar (a person who tends sheep)