shepherd

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a herder of sheep, often on an open range

   The shepherd directed their sheep across the field.

2. 2
   noun

   a clergyman who watches over a group of people

   The shepherd led the flock down from the hill.

3. 3
   verb

   tend as a shepherd, as of sheep or goats

   The shepherd led the flock down from the hill.

4. 4
   verb

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

   The shepherd led the flock down from the hill.

From Middle English schepherde, from Old English sċēaphierde, a compound of sċēap (“sheep”) and hierde (“herdsman”), equivalent to modern sheep + herd (“herder”).

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