shepherd meaning

shepherd as a noun

1. a clergyman who watches over a group of people

   Type of: clergyman

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

   Synonyms: sheepherder, sheepman

   Type of: herder

   Kinds: shepherdess

shepherd as a verb

1. watch over like a shepherd, as a teacher of her pupils

   Type of: guard

2. tend as a shepherd, as of sheep or goats

   Type of: tend

shepherd in a sentence

• Shepherd tried to run and was shot.
• The shepherd carried a sharp goad for herding the sheep.
• The shepherd thinks that the lambs were killed by wolves.
• The briard is a French shepherd dog with long hair.
• The shepherd herded the sheep through the valley.

How to pronounce shepherd

shepherd is pronounced /ˈʃɛpəd/ in British English and /ˈʃɛpɚd/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Words that rhyme with shepherd

• leopard