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Thesaurus: shepherd

A man employed in tending, feeding, and guarding sheep, esp. a flock grazing at large.

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  1. n. A man employed in tending, feeding, and guarding sheep, esp. a flock grazing at large.
  2. n. The pastor of a church; one with the religious guidance of others.
  3. v. t. To tend as a shepherd; to guard, herd, lead, or drive, as a shepherd.
  4. n. a clergyman who watches over a group of people
  5. n. a herder of sheep (on an open range); someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock
  6. v. watch over like a shepherd, as a teacher of their pupils
  7. v. tend as a shepherd, as of sheep or goats
  8. v:23/n:77 n. a clergyman who watches over a group of people v. watch over like a shepherd, as a teacher of her pupils v. tend as a shepherd, as of sheep or goats