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Synonyms for shepherd
ˈʃɛp ərdshep·herd
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shepherdnoun
Synonyms:
sheepherdershepherdnoun
To watch over; to guide
Synonyms:
sheepherdershepherdnoun
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 WordNet
shepherdnoun
a clergyman who watches over a group of people
Synonyms:
sheepherder, sheepmansheepherder, shepherd, sheepmanverb
a herder of sheep (on an open range); someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock
Synonyms:
sheepherder, sheepmanshepherdverb
watch over like a shepherd, as a teacher of her pupils
shepherdverb
tend as a shepherd, as of sheep or goats
Dictionary of English Synonymes
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How to use shepherd in a sentence?
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.
It is the part of a good shepherd to shear his flock, not to skin it.
The metaphor of the king as the shepherd of his people goes back to ancient Egypt. Perhaps the use of this particular convention is due to the fact that, being stupid, affectionate, gregarious, and easily stampeded, the societies formed by sheep are most like human ones.
Her contractions were about 10 minutes apart, so [Shepherd] and I began to monitor her vital signs and keep her comfortable.
On the gemstone is engraved an image of the ‘Good Shepherd,’ which is really one of the earliest symbols of Christianity.
Translations for shepherd
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- pastýřCzech
- fårehyrdeDanish
- SchäferGerman
- ΒοσκόςGreek
- paŝtistoEsperanto
- pastorSpanish
- paimenFinnish
- bergerFrench
- aoireIrish
- pásztorHungarian
- հովիվArmenian
- gembalaIndonesian
- pastoreItalian
- רועהHebrew
- 羊飼いJapanese
- pastorLatin
- herderDutch
- gjeterNorwegian
- pastorPortuguese
- păstorRomanian
- пастиRussian
- herdeSwedish
- çobanTurkish
- פּאַסטעךYiddish
- 牧羊人Chinese
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