shepherd C2 Topic:Work & Careers 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a herder of sheep, often on... sheepherder Word family Forms shepherds Derived forms archshepherdovershepherdpack-shepherdshepshepherdageshepherdershepherdessshepherdhoodshepherdishshepherdismshepherdlessshepherdlike Related forms bearherdcowherdgoatherdgooseherdherdherderherdsmanherdswomanhogherdhorseherdneatherdoxherd Common collocations shepherd dog Noun + noun Etymology From Middle English schepherde, from Old English sċēaphierde, a compound of sċēap (“sheep”) and hierde (“herdsman”), equivalent to modern sheep + herd (“herder”). Topics Work & Careers External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Work & Careers markdown