shepard
shepard is the misspelling of shepherd.
Meaning of shepherd
Noun
shepherd (plural shepherds)
- A person who tends sheep, especially a grazing flock.
- It was April 22, 1831, and a young man was walking down Whitehall in the direction of Parliament Street. He wore shepherd's plaid trousers and the swallow-tail coat of the day, with a figured muslin cravat wound about his wide-spread collar.1906, Stanley J[ohn] Weyman, chapter I, in Chippinge Borough, New York, N.Y.: McClure, Phillips & Co., →OCLC, page 01
- Synonyms:
- pastor
- A male sheep tender
- Someone who watches over, looks after, or guides somebody.
- The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.1769, Oxford Standard text, Bible (King James), Psalms 23:1
- A male watcher/guardian/guider/leader
- The pastor of a church; one who guides others in religion.
- A male pastor
Proper noun capitalized: Shepard
Shepard (countable and uncountable, plural Shepards)
Forms of shepard
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | shepards |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | shepards |
| present participle | sheparding |
| past participle | sheparded |
| past | sheparded |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Shepards |
Words formed from shepard
Phrases with shepard
Questions about shepard
- What does shepard mean?
- Shepard means a surname.
- What is shepard the misspelling of?
- Shepard is the misspelling of shepherd.
- What part of speech is shepard?
- Shepard is a proper noun.
Words near shepard in the dictionary
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