shepherd - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

a herder of sheep (on an open range); someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock

Synonyms

• sheepherder
• sheepman
• shepherd

More generic

• drover
• herder
• herdsman

More specific

• shepherdess

Noun

a clergyman who watches over a group of people

Synonyms

• shepherd

More generic

• clergyman
• man of the cloth
• reverend

Verb

tend as a shepherd, as of sheep or goats

Synonyms

• shepherd

More generic

• tend

Verb

watch over like a shepherd, as a teacher of her pupils

Synonyms

• shepherd

More generic

• guard
• ward

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