shepherd > define

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.
  • synonyms: sheepherder, sheepman

verb

• Watch over like a shepherd, as a teacher of her pupils.
• Tend as a shepherd, as of sheep or goats. .

• (n.) A man employed in tending, feeding, and guarding sheep, especially a flock grazing at large.
• (v.t.) To tend as a shepherd; to guard, herd, lead or drive, as a shepherd.
• (n.) The pastor of a church; one with the religious guidance of others.

• Name Meaning: Shepherd
• Name Origin: English