shepherdnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈʃep.əd/us/ˈʃep.ɚd/a person whose job is to take care of sheep and move them from one place to another:
a shepherd boy
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People who work with animals
- apiarist
- beekeeper
- cowboy
- cowgirl
- cowherd
- cowman
- dogcatcher
- drove
- gaucho
- goatherd
- herder
- herdsman
- jackaroo
- jillaroo
- shepherdess
- stable boy
shepherdverb [ T usually + adv/prep ]
uk/ˈʃep.əd/us/ˈʃep.ɚd/shepherd verb [ T usually + adv/prep ] (PEOPLE)
to make a group of people move to where you want them to go, especially in a kind, helpful, and careful way:
He shepherded the old people towards the dining room.
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Taking someone somewhere or telling them the way
- accompany
- bring
- bring sb/sth along
- chaperone
- come
- come along
- convoy
- direct
- docent
- drop
- guide
- lead 1
- refer sb to sth/sb
- see sb off
- show sb around (sth)
- show sb over sth
- show sb round (sth)
- steer
- usherette
- walk
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shepherd verb [ T usually + adv/prep ] (SHEEP)
to move sheep from one place to another:
The dogs shepherded the sheep into the pens.
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Animal farming - general words
- abattoir
- animal husbandry
- aquaculture
- battery
- bedding
- beekeeper
- bluetongue
- draught
- heeler
- herd
- honeycomb
- lambing season
- milk
- nectar
- paddock
- pen
- raise
- rear
- slaughterhouse
- wean
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