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Shepherd
A shepherd or sheepherder is a person who tends, herds, feeds, or guards herds of sheep. Shepherd derives from Old English sceaphierde (sceap ‘sheep’ + hierde ‘herder’).
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Sheepherder (noun)
A person who herds sheep; a shepherd.
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Shepherd (noun)
A person who tends sheep, especially a grazing flock.
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Shepherd (noun)
Someone who watches over, looks after, or guides somebody.
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Shepherd (noun)
The pastor of a church; one who guides others in religion.
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Shepherd (noun)
A swain; a rustic male lover.
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Shepherd (verb)
To watch over; to guide
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Shepherd (verb)
For a player 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.
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Shepherd (noun)
a person who tends and rears sheep.
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Shepherd (noun)
a member of the clergy who provides spiritual care and guidance for a congregation.
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Shepherd (verb)
tend (sheep) as a shepherd.
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Shepherd (verb)
give guidance to (someone), especially on spiritual matters
“she had to submit the control of her career and money to a group who shepherded her”
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Shepherd (verb)
guide or direct in a particular direction
“I shepherded them through the door”