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Synonyms for Shepherd
ˈʃɛp ərdshep·herd

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Wiktionary1.0 / 2 votes

  1. shepherdnoun

    Synonyms:
    sheepherder

  2. shepherdnoun

    To watch over; to guide

    Synonyms:
    sheepherder

  3. shepherdnoun

    For a player to obstruct an opponent from getting to the ball, either when a teammate has it or is going for it, or if the ball is about to bounce through the goal or out of bounds.

    The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want; -- The Bible, Psalms 23:1

    Synonyms:
    sheepherder

Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 1 vote

  1. shepherdnoun

    a clergyman who watches over a group of people

    Synonyms:
    sheepherder, sheepman

  2. sheepherder, shepherd, sheepmanverb

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

    Synonyms:
    sheepherder, shepherd, sheepman

  3. shepherdverb

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

  4. shepherdverb

    tend as a shepherd, as of sheep or goats

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. shepherdnoun

    Synonyms:
    herdsman (of sheep)

  2. shepherdnoun

    Synonyms:
    swain, rural lover

  3. shepherdnoun

    Synonyms:
    pastor, minister, clergyman

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words4.0 / 1 vote

  1. shepherdnoun

    Synonyms:
    pastor, pastoralist

    Associated words:
    bucolic, pastoral, staff, crook

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "shepherd":

    berger, pastor, pasteur, preacher, priest

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How to use Shepherd in a sentence?

  1. Karl Marx:

    In communist society, where nobody has one exclusive sphere of activity but each can become accomplished in any branch he wishes, society regulates the general production and thus makes it possible for me to do one thing today and another tomorrow, to hunt in the morning, fish in the afternoon, rear cattle in the evening, criticize after dinner, just as I have a mind, without ever becoming hunter, fisherman, shepherd or critic.

  2. Stendhal:

    The shepherd always tries to persuade the sheep that their interests and his own are the same.

  3. Parsons Police:

    She left her purebred German shepherd in a fenced backyard with water, food, outbuilding, and it was an unseasonably beautiful day here in Parsons, about 73 degrees outside. She went to lay down, caught some shut-eye, woke up, went outside and she found the carcass of her beautiful little puppy, the head had been severed, the head has not yet been recovered. And also we found the muzzle of the animal.

  4. Tim Sabol:

    A lot of times, the company wants you there to shepherd your old employees into the new system.

  5. Eric Johnson:

    To say that I wasnt starting to lose hope in ever finding her again would be a lie, me and my wife would pray daily that God was keeping her safe out there until he brought her home to us. In this image taken Sunday, Bella, an Australian shepherd, is held by her owner Eric Johnson in Cookeville, Tenn. The dog was found Sunday after being missing for 54 days following a tornado that ravaged Putnam County and flattened the Johnson’s family home in early March. ( Eric Johnson/Facebook) On Friday, a friend of the Johnsons who tracks missing animals after storms told them she received a call about Bella. Sarah Romeyn set up cameras on a fence between two buildings and was able to capture Bella after the Australian shepherd came out to eat food Sarah Romeyn put out for Sarah Romeyn. Bella, an Australian shepherd, was found Sunday after being missing for 54 days following a tornado that ravaged Putnam County and flattened the Johnson family home in early March. ( Eric Johnson/Facebook) Eric Johnson helped with Bellas capture on Sunday after getting a call around 6 p.m. from Sarah Romeyn. Sarah Romeyn was taken forpet grooming and to receive care, then Sarah Romeyn wasreunited with the family after 54 days. TENNESSEE TORNADO VICTIMS INCLUDE BEAUTIFUL FAMILY OF 3, COUPLE IN THEIR 80S.


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