Sekirov Dictionary

shepherd

UK /ˈʃɛpəd/US /ˈʃɛpəɹd/

noun 8
verb 2
forms 4

noun8

a person who stays with sheep in the fields, leading them to grass and keeping them safe
A male sheep tender
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(figurative) Someone who watches over, looks after, or guides somebody.
- The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. — 1769
(figurative) A male watcher/guardian/guider/leader
(figurative) The pastor of a church; one who guides others in religion.
(figurative) A male pastor
A German Shepherd.
(literary) A swain; a rustic male lover.

verb2

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To watch over; to guide.
- Each entry in this volume was assigned to a different preeminent scholar who was responsible for shepherding that specific entry, and that specific entry alone, into being. — 2012
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.

forms

shepherded · shepherding · shepherdeth · shepherds

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