Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun shepherd

2 senses of shepherd

Sense 1
shepherd -- (a clergyman who watches over a group of people)
       => clergyman, reverend, man of the cloth -- (a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church)

Sense 2
sheepherder, shepherd, sheepman -- (a herder of sheep (on an open range); someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock)
       => herder, herdsman, drover -- (someone who drives a herd)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb shepherd

2 senses of shepherd

Sense 1
shepherd -- (watch over like a shepherd, as a teacher of her pupils)
       => guard, ward -- (watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect; "guard my possessions while I'm away")

Sense 2
shepherd -- (tend as a shepherd, as of sheep or goats)
       => tend -- (have care of or look after; "She tends to the children")