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. Scott Mann:

   We needed to be his eyes and ears, we needed to be his shepherd, he was the one taking all the risks, but we were the ones that can be his eyes and ears and see around corners, and that's really what happened.

2. Darrell Scott:

   In Christianity, the sheep tends to follow their shepherd. They will trust the wisdom and trust the decision of their pastor, so when my pastor thinks highly of him to endorse him, there must be something there.

3. Timothy Clarke:

   As your pastor, as your under shepherd, as your spiritual leader, your health, your well-being, as well as the state of your soul, are my primary responsibilities, and so out of an abundance of care, concern, caution, we are making this decision.

4. Karl Marx:

   In communist society, where nobody has one exclusive sphere of activity but each can become accomplished in any branch he wishes, society regulates the general production and thus makes it possible for me to do one thing today and another tomorrow, to hunt in the morning, fish in the afternoon, rear cattle in the evening, criticize after dinner, just as I have a mind, without ever becoming hunter, fisherman, shepherd or critic.

5. Chris Heffron:

   Rose has this uncanny ability to have her finger on the pulse of what people should see but also what media consumers should look out for, she is a great shepherd through all the garbage out there.