Meaning

8 senses
  1. (countable)A person who tends sheep, especially a grazing flock.

    Schäfer, Schafhirt, Hirt(e)

    пасту́хpastúx, пасту́шкаpastúška, овча́рovčár

    пасту́хpastúx, па́стирpástyr

    a herder of sheep (on an open range); someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock

  2. A person who tends sheep, especially a grazing flock.

    (countable)A male sheep tender

  3. (countable, figuratively)Someone who watches over, looks after, or guides somebody.

    Hirt, Hirte, Hirtin

    па́стырьpástyrʹ

    a clergyman who watches over a group of people

  4. Someone who watches over, looks after, or guides somebody.

    (countable, figuratively)A male watcher/guardian/guider/leader

  5. (countable, figuratively)The pastor of a church; one who guides others in religion.

  6. The pastor of a church; one who guides others in religion.

    (countable, figuratively)A male pastor

  7. (countable, poetic)A swain; a rustic male lover.

  8. (countable)A German Shepherd.

Examples

361 sentences
  1. Is your dog a German shepherd?

    Ваш собака — це німецька вівчарка?

    ruВаша собака — это немецкая овчарка?

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  2. The shepherd was watching his flock of sheep.

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  3. I'm a shepherd.

    ruЯ пастух.

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  4. Tom's dog is a German shepherd.

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  5. My first dog was a German shepherd.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
a person who tends sheep:
Русский
By meaning 2
a person who tends sheep:
someone who watches over or guides:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
a person who tends sheep:
someone who watches over or guides:

Origin

From Middle English schepherde, from Old English sċēaphierde, a compound of sċēap (“sheep”

From Middle English schepherde, from Old English sċēaphierde, a compound of sċēap (“sheep”) and hierde (“herdsman”), equivalent to modern sheep + herd (“herder”).

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