Definition of SHEPHERD

shepherd

Plural: shepherds

Noun

  • a clergyman who watches over a group of people
  • 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.
  • A person who tends sheep, especially a grazing flock.
  • A male sheep tender
  • Someone who watches over, looks after, or guides somebody.
  • Someone who watches over, looks after, or guides somebody.
  • A male watcher/guardian/guider/leader
  • The pastor of a church; one who guides others in religion.
  • The pastor of a church; one who guides others in religion.
  • A male pastor
  • A swain; a rustic male lover.
  • A German Shepherd.

Verb

Verb Forms: shepherded, shepherding, shepherds

  • To guide, tend, or watch over carefully.
  • watch over like a shepherd, as a teacher of her pupils
  • tend as a shepherd, as of sheep or goats
  • To watch over; to guide.
  • 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.

Examples

  • He had to SHEPHERD his remaining tiles carefully to avoid getting stuck with low-value letters.

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 17

shepherd: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
shepherd: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
shepherd: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

shepherd: valid Words With Friends Word