shepherd

shepherd
    n 1: a clergyman who watches over a group of people
    2: a herder of sheep (on an open range); someone who keeps the
       sheep together in a flock [syn: {sheepherder}, {shepherd},
       {sheepman}]
    v 1: watch over like a shepherd, as a teacher of her pupils
    2: tend as a shepherd, as of sheep or goats
    

Shepherd \Shep"herd\, n. [OE. schepherde, schephirde, AS.
   sce['a]phyrde; sce['a]p sheep + hyrde, hirde, heorde, a herd,
   a guardian. See {Sheep}, and {Herd}.]
   1. A man employed in tending, feeding, and guarding sheep,
      esp. a flock grazing at large.
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   2. The pastor of a church; one with the religious guidance of
      others.
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   {Shepherd bird} (Zool.), the crested screamer. See
      {Screamer}.

   {Shepherd dog} (Zool.), a breed of dogs used largely for the
      herding and care of sheep. There are several kinds, as the
      collie, or Scotch shepherd dog, and the English shepherd
      dog. Called also {shepherd's dog}.

   {Shepherd dog}, a name of Pan. --Keats.

   {Shepherd kings}, the chiefs of a nomadic people who invaded
      Egypt from the East in the traditional period, and
      conquered it, at least in part. They were expelled after
      about five hundred years, and attempts have been made to
      connect their expulsion with narrative in the book of
      Exodus.

   {Shepherd's club} (Bot.), the common mullein. See {Mullein}.
      

   {Shepherd's crook}, a long staff having the end curved so as
      to form a large hook, -- used by shepherds.

   {Shepherd's needle} (Bot.), the lady's comb.

   {Shepherd's plaid}, a kind of woolen cloth of a checkered
      black and white pattern.

   {Shephered spider} (Zool.), a daddy longlegs, or harvestman.
      

   {Shepherd's pouch}, or {Shepherd's purse} (Bot.), an annual
      cruciferous plant ({Capsella Bursapastoris}) bearing small
      white flowers and pouchlike pods. See Illust. of
      {Silicle}.

   {Shepherd's rod}, or {Shepherd's staff} (Bot.), the small
      teasel.
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Shepherd \Shep"herd\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shepherded}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Shepherding}.]
   To tend as a shepherd; to guard, herd, lead, or drive, as a
   shepherd. [Poetic]
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         White, fleecy clouds . . .
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         Shepherded by the slow, unwilling wind.  --Shelley.
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Shepherd
a word naturally of frequent occurence in Scripture. Sometimes
the word "pastor" is used instead (Jer. 2:8; 3:15; 10:21; 12:10;
17:16). This word is used figuratively to represent the relation
of rulers to their subjects and of God to his people (Ps. 23:1;
80:1; Isa. 40:11; 44:28; Jer. 25:34, 35; Nahum 3:18; John 10:11,
14; Heb. 13:20; 1 Pet. 2:25; 5:4).

  The duties of a shepherd in an unenclosed country like
Palestine were very onerous. "In early morning he led forth the
flock from the fold, marching at its head to the spot where they
were to be pastured. Here he watched them all day, taking care
that none of the sheep strayed, and if any for a time eluded his
watch and wandered away from the rest, seeking diligently till
he found and brought it back. In those lands sheep require to be
supplied regularly with water, and the shepherd for this purpose
has to guide them either to some running stream or to wells dug
in the wilderness and furnished with troughs. At night he
brought the flock home to the fold, counting them as they passed
under the rod at the door to assure himself that none were
missing. Nor did his labours always end with sunset. Often he
had to guard the fold through the dark hours from the attack of
wild beasts, or the wily attempts of the prowling thief (see 1
Sam. 17:34).", Deane's David.
    

Shepherd, MI (village, FIPS 72960)
  Location: 43.52458 N, 84.69385 W
  Population (1990): 1413 (562 housing units)
  Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 48883
Shepherd, MT
  Zip code(s): 59079
Shepherd, TX (city, FIPS 67424)
  Location: 30.49045 N, 95.00299 W
  Population (1990): 1812 (791 housing units)
  Area: 15.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 77371
    

Shepherd, MT -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Montana
   Population (2000):    193
   Housing Units (2000): 79
   Land area (2000):     1.066378 sq. miles (2.761905 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1.066378 sq. miles (2.761905 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            67525
   Located within:       Montana (MT), FIPS 30
   Location:             45.943253 N, 108.344635 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     59079
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Shepherd, MT
    Shepherd
    

Shepherd, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
   Population (2000):    2029
   Housing Units (2000): 853
   Land area (2000):     6.114229 sq. miles (15.835781 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.008915 sq. miles (0.023089 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    6.123144 sq. miles (15.858870 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            67424
   Located within:       Texas (TX), FIPS 48
   Location:             30.491363 N, 94.999595 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     77371
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Shepherd, TX
    Shepherd
    

Shepherd, MI -- U.S. village in Michigan
   Population (2000):    1536
   Housing Units (2000): 641
   Land area (2000):     0.968059 sq. miles (2.507260 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.968059 sq. miles (2.507260 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            72960
   Located within:       Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
   Location:             43.524609 N, 84.692019 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     48883
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Shepherd, MI
    Shepherd
    

173 Moby Thesaurus words for "shepherd":
      DD, Doctor of Divinity, Gyropilot, Holy Joe, abbe, air warden,
      attend, attend to, attendant, automatic pilot, baby-sit,
      boatheader, boatsteerer, bodyguard, cage, care for, caretaker,
      castellan, cattleman, cavalier, chaperon, chaplain, cherish,
      churchman, cicerone, clergyman, cleric, clerical, clerk, companion,
      conduct, conductor, conservator, conserve, convoy, corral, courier,
      cowboy, cowgirl, cowhand, cowherd, cowman, cowpuncher, coxswain,
      curate, curator, cure, custodian, direct, divine, dragoman, drive,
      drove, drover, duenna, ecclesiastic, escort, esquire,
      fellow traveler, forest ranger, foster, game warden, gamekeeper,
      gaucho, goad, goatherd, gooseboy, gooseherd, governor, guard,
      guardian, guardian angel, guide, guidepost, guider, helmsman, herd,
      herder, herdsman, hogherd, hold the reins, horse wrangler,
      horseherd, janitor, keep watch over, keeper, lash, lead, lifeguard,
      lifesaver, look after, look out for, look to, man of God, marshal,
      matronize, mercury, military chaplain, mind, minister, minister to,
      mother, navigator, next friend, nurse, nurture, padre, parson,
      pastor, pigman, pilot, pointer, preserve, prick, prochein ami,
      protege, provide for, punch cattle, puncher, pursue, ranger,
      rector, reverend, ride herd on, river pilot, round up, route, run,
      safe-conduct, see, see after, see to, servant of God, sheepherder,
      sheepman, shepherdess, show, sky pilot, spur, squire, steer,
      steerer, steersman, steward, supply clergy, supply minister,
      support, swain, swanherd, swineherd, take, take care of,
      take charge of, take out, take the helm, tend, the Reverend,
      the very Reverend, tonsured cleric, tour director, tour guide,
      usher, vaquero, waddy, wait on, warden, warder, watch,
      watch out for, watch over, whip, wrangle, wrangler