NOUN | person | shepherd | a clergyman who watches over a group of people |
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person | shepherd, sheepherder, sheepman | a herder of sheep (on an open range) | |
VERB | social | shepherd | watch over like a shepherd, as a teacher of her pupils |
social | shepherd | tend as a shepherd, as of sheep or goats |
Sounds | sheh'perd | |
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Rhymes | Abelard ... word / Word: 269 rhymes with erd... |
Meaning | A clergyman who watches over a group of people. | |
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Broader | clergyman, reverend, man of the cloth | A member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church |
Spanish | pastor | |
Catalan | pastor |
Meaning | A herder of sheep (on an open range); someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock. | |
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Synonyms | sheepherder, sheepman | |
Narrower | shepherdess | A woman shepherd |
Broader | herder, herdsman, drover | someone who drives a herd |
Spanish | ovejero, pastora, pastor de ovejas, pastor | |
Catalan | pastora, pastor d'ovelles, pastor | |
Adjectives | bucolic, pastoral | relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle |
Verbs | shepherd | tend as a shepherd, as of sheep or goats |
Meaning | watch over like a shepherd, as a teacher of her pupils. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Broader | guard, ward | watch over or shield from danger / danger or harm |
Spanish | conducir, guiar, pastorear | |
Catalan | conduir, guiar |
Meaning | tend as a shepherd, as of sheep or goats. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Broader | tend | Have care of or look after |
Spanish | cuidar, pastorear | |
Catalan | cuidar, pasturar, péixer, tenir cura | |
Nouns | shepherd | a herder of sheep (on an open range) |
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