Shepherd (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a person who herds, tends, and guards sheep.
  2. a person who protects, guides, or watches over a person or group of people.
  3. a member of the clergy.
  4. Jesus Christ.
  5. sheepdog.
verb (used with object)
  1. to tend or guard as a shepherd: to shepherd the flock.
  2. to watch over carefully.
noun
  1. a male given name.
noun
  1. a person employed to tend sheep
  2. a person, such as a clergyman, who watches over or guides a group of people
verb (tr)
  1. to guide or watch over in the manner of a shepherd
  2. to prevent opponents from tackling (a member of one's own team) by blocking their path
noun
  1. a small moon of (e.g.) Saturn orbiting close to the rings and partly responsible for ring stability
Shepherd (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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