Meaning of shepherd | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A person who tends sheep, especially a grazing flock.
   countable
2. An English surname originating as an occupation.
   countable, uncountable
3. A person who tends sheep, especially a grazing flock
4. A male given name.
   countable, uncountable
5. A male sheep tender
6. Someone who watches over, looks after, or guides somebody.
   countable, figuratively
7. A number of places in the United States:
   countable, uncountable
8. An unincorporated community in Boone County, Indiana.
   countable, uncountable
9. Someone who watches over, looks after, or guides somebody
10. A village in Isabella County, Michigan.
    countable, uncountable
11. A male watcher/guardian/guider/leader
12. The pastor of a church; one who guides others in religion.
    countable, figuratively
13. A census-designated place in Yellowstone County, Montana.
    countable, uncountable
14. The pastor of a church; one who guides others in religion
15. A male pastor
    countable, figuratively
16. A city in San Jacinto County, Texas.
    countable, uncountable
17. A swain; a rustic male lover.
    countable, poetic
18. A German Shepherd.
    countable

Equivalents

Examples

“It was April 22, 1831, and a young man was walking down Whitehall in the direction of Parliament Street. He wore shepherd's plaid trousers and the swallow-tail coat of the day, with a figured muslin cravat wound about his wide-spread collar.”

“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.”

“The dirt floor, low ceiling and unfinished stone walls were barely illuminated by candles and a dim string of green decorative lights. A nervous shepherd mix barked at me as a woman tried to calm it. When my eyes adjusted, I saw people in corners.”

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