shepherd
A person who tends sheep, especially a grazing flockA person who tends sheep, especially a grazing flock.
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Meaning
8 senses(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
A person who tends sheep, especially a grazing flock.
(countable)A male sheep tender
(countable, figuratively)Someone who watches over, looks after, or guides somebody.
Hirt, Hirte, Hirtin
па́стырьpástyrʹ
a clergyman who watches over a group of people
Someone who watches over, looks after, or guides somebody.
(countable, figuratively)A male watcher/guardian/guider/leader
(countable, figuratively)The pastor of a church; one who guides others in religion.
The pastor of a church; one who guides others in religion.
(countable, figuratively)A male pastor
(countable, poetic)A swain; a rustic male lover.
(countable)A German Shepherd.
Examples
361 sentencesIs your dog a German shepherd?
Ваш собака — це німецька вівчарка?
ruВаша собака — это немецкая овчарка?
The shepherd was watching his flock of sheep.
I'm a shepherd.
ruЯ пастух.
Tom's dog is a German shepherd.
My first dog was a German shepherd.
Translations
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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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Forms
plural: shepherdsSynonyms
2 synonyms- a herder of sheep (on an open range); someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock:sheepherder