| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | shep·herd |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  sh p  rd |
| NOUN: | 1. One who herds, guards, and tends sheep. 2. One who cares for and guides a group of people, as a minister or teacher. 3. A German shepherd. | | TRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: shep·herd·ed, shep·herd·ing, shep·herds
To herd, guard, tend, or guide as or in the manner of a shepherd. See synonyms at guide. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English shepherde, from Old English sc aphierde : scap, sheep + hierde, herdsman.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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