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English noun: shepherd | |||
| 1. | shepherd (person) a clergyman who watches over a group of people | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | clergyman, man of the cloth, reverend | ||
| 2. | shepherd (person) a herder of sheep (on an open range); someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock | ||
| Synonyms | sheepherder, sheepman | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | drover, herder, herdsman | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | shepherdess | ||
English verb: shepherd | |||
| 1. | shepherd (social) watch over like a shepherd, as a teacher of her pupils | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | guard, ward | ||
| 2. | shepherd (social) tend as a shepherd, as of sheep or goats | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | tend | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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