How to pronounce “shepherd”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• (countable) A person who tends sheep, especially a grazing flock.
• (countable, figurative) Someone who watches over, looks after, or guides somebody.
• (Christianity, countable, figurative) The pastor of a church; one who guides others in religion.
• (countable, poetic) A swain; a rustic male lover.
• (countable) A German Shepherd.
• [Verb]
• (transitive) To watch over; to guide.
• (transitive, Australian rules football) 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.

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