shepherd
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[edit] Etymology
From Old English scēaphierde, a compound of scēap and hierde.
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shepherd (plural shepherds)
- A person who tends sheep.
- (metaphorical) Someone who watches over, looks after, or guides somebody.
- Quotations
- The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want; -- The Bible, Psalms 23:1
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a person who tends sheep
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someone who watches over or guides
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to shepherd (third-person singular simple present shepherds, present participle shepherding, simple past and past participle shepherded)
- To watch over; to guide
- (Australian rules football) For a player 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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watch over; guide
in Australian rules football