Synonyms for shepherd
ˈʃɛp ərdshep·herd

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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 WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 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, 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

Matched Categories

1. • Clergyman
   • Guard
   • Tend

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shepherdnoun

   Synonyms:
   herdsman (of sheep)

2. shepherdnoun

   Synonyms:
   swain, rural lover

3. shepherdnoun

   Synonyms:
   pastor, minister, clergyman

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. shepherdnoun

   Synonyms:
   pastor, pastoralist

   Associated words:
   bucolic, pastoral, staff, crook

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 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. Chief Executive Travis Kalanick:

   We can get introductions to the city governments, the government officials that want to shepherd our kind of innovation and our kind of progress into their cities.

2. Tim Sabol:

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

3. Julie Linton:

   What we know about the social determinants of health that can impact through someone's lifespan is that children are best able to achieve their dreams and survive trauma when they have access to safety and support and have a loving adult in their life that can shepherd them through childhood, these families are undergoing this treacherous journey feeling that they have no choice but to seek safety for their families elsewhere.

4. Sherri Shepherd:

   When Sherri Shepherd guys called me a professional singer, I peed my pants, so thank Sherri Shepherd very much.

5. Latin Proverb:

   It is the part of a good shepherd to shear his flock, not to skin it.