shepherd

C2 Topic:Animals

US /ˈʃɛpəɹd/ UK /ˈʃɛpəd/ See IPA manual

Freq #5023

Meanings

1

noun
a herder of sheep, often on an open range

The shepherd directed their sheep across the field.
2

noun
a clergyman who watches over a group of people

The shepherd led the flock down from the hill.
3

verb
tend as a shepherd, as of sheep or goats

The shepherd led the flock down from the hill.
4

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

The shepherd led the flock down from the hill.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a herder of sheep, often on... sheepherder

Word family

Forms shepherds

Derived forms archshepherdovershepherdpack-shepherdshepshepherdageshepherdershepherdessshepherdhoodshepherdishshepherdismshepherdlessshepherdlike

Related forms bearherdcowherd goatherdgooseherdherdherderherdsmanherdswomanhogherdhorseherdneatherdoxherd

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Phrases (1)

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shepherd dog
a dog bred or trained to herd and guard sheep

Noun + noun

Proverbs (2)

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Etymology

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

Topics

Animals

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# shepherd

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈʃɛpəɹd/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈʃɛpəd/
**Frequency rank:** 5023

## Meanings
1. a herder of sheep, often on an open range
2. a clergyman who watches over a group of people
3. tend as a shepherd, as of sheep or goats
4. watch over like a shepherd, as a teacher of her pupils

## Examples
- The shepherd directed their sheep across the field.
- The shepherd led the flock down from the hill.
- The shepherd led the flock down from the hill.
- The shepherd led the flock down from the hill.

## Synonyms
- sheepherder

## Derived Forms
- archshepherd
- overshepherd
- pack-shepherd
- shep
- shepherdage
- shepherder
- shepherdess
- shepherdhood
- shepherdish
- shepherdism
- shepherdless
- shepherdlike

## Related Forms
- bearherd
- cowherd
- goatherd
- gooseherd
- herd
- herder
- herdsman
- herdswoman
- hogherd
- horseherd
- neatherd
- oxherd

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

## Topics
- Animals

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