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Shepherd vs. Shepard — Which is Correct Spelling?

Shepherd vs. Shepard — Which is Correct Spelling?

Which is correct: Shepherd or Shepard

How to spell Shepherd?

Shepherd

Correct Spelling

Shepard

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Shepherd Definitions

A shepherd or sheepherder is a person who tends, herds, feeds, or guards herds of sheep. Shepherd derives from Old English sceaphierde (sceap 'sheep' + hierde 'herder').
A person who tends and rears sheep.
Tend (sheep) as a shepherd.
Guide or direct in a particular direction
I shepherded them through the door
One who herds, guards, and tends sheep.
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One who cares for and guides a group of people, as a minister or teacher.
A German shepherd.
To herd or tend as a shepherd.
To guide or lead on a course
The counselors shepherded the campers toward the waterfront.
To direct or instruct in a certain manner
Shepherded the student through algebra.
A person who tends sheep, especially a grazing flock.
Shepherdess (f.)
A male sheep tender
Shepherdess (f.)
(figurative) Someone who watches over, looks after, or guides somebody.
Shepherdess (f.)
A male watcher/guardian/guider/leader
Shepherdess (f.)
(figurative) The pastor of a church; one who guides others in religion.
Shepherdess (f.)
A male pastor
Shepherdess (f.)
(poetic) A swain; a rustic male lover.
(transitive) To watch over; to guide.
To obstruct an opponent from getting to the ball, either when a teammate has it or is going for it, or if the ball is about to bounce through the goal or out of bounds.
A man employed in tending, feeding, and guarding sheep, esp. a flock grazing at large.
The pastor of a church; one with the religious guidance of others.
To tend as a shepherd; to guard, herd, lead, or drive, as a shepherd.
White, fleecy clouds . . .
Shepherded by the slow, unwilling wind.
A clergyman who watches over a group of people
A herder of sheep (on an open range); someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock
Watch over like a shepherd, as a teacher of her pupils
Tend as a shepherd, as of sheep or goats

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