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Etymology
From OE. term|sceaphierde|sc�aphierde|langang, a compound of term|sceap|sc�ap|langang and term|hierde|hierde|lang=ang.

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-shepherd.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun

1. A person who tends sheep.
2. context|metaphorical Someone who watch over|watches over, look after|looks after, or guides somebody.

#* Quotations
#: The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want; -- The Bible, Psalms 23:1

Synonyms
sheepherder

Derived terms
shepherdess
shepherd's crook
shepherd's pie

Related terms
cowherd
goatherd
gooseherd
herdsman
hogherd
horseherd
swanherd
swineherd

Translations
trans-top|a person who tends sheep
Albanian: t-|sq|bari|m|xs=Albanian
Arabic: ARchar|ا�راع� (rá�i) m
Bosnian: t|bs|pastir|m
Catalan: pastor m
Croatian: t-|hr|pastir|m
Czech: pastý� m
Danish: fårehyrde c
Dutch: herder m, schaapherder m
Finnish: lammaspaimen
French: t+|fr|berger|m, t+|fr|pasteur|m
Genoese: pastô m
German: Hirt m, Hirte m, Schafhirt m, Schafhirte m, Schäfer m
Greek: t+|el|βο�κ��|m|trvoskós|scGrek
Hebrew: ר�ע� (ro�eh) m
Hindi: �ड़�रिया
Hungarian: pásztor; juhász
Italian: t+|it|pastore|m
Japanese: �飼�
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Kurdish:

Latvian: t-|lv|gans|m|xs=Latvian
Lithuanian: t-|lt|piemuo|m|xs=Lithuanian
Maltese: ragħaj m
Persian: t+|fa|��پا�|trcupân|scFAchar|xs=Persian
Polish: pasterz m
Portuguese: pastor m, pegureiro m
Romanian: p�stor, cioban
Russian: t-|ru|па����|m|trpastú�|scCyrl
Saami (Northern): geah��i
Sanskrit: �ड�डरि�ा
Sardinian: pastori
Scottish Gaelic: buachaille-chaorach m, cìobair m
Serbian: t|sr|pastir|m
Sumerian: t|sux|scXsux|��|trSIPA
Swahili: mchungaji
Turkish: t+|tr|çoban
Welsh: bugail m
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trans-top|someone who watches over or guides
Danish: t-|da|hyrde|c
Dutch: t+|nl|herder|m
Finnish: t+|fi|paimen
German: Hirt m, Hüter m
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Kurdish:

Maltese: ragħaj, mexxej
Russian: па����� (pástyr�) m
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ttbc|Latin: pastor m
ttbc|Slovak: ba�a m, valach m

Verb
en-verb

1. To watch over; to guide
2. aussie-rules For a player 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.

Translations
trans-top|watch over; guide
Finnish: t-|fi|paimentaa, t+|fi|kaitsea
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trans-top|in Australian rules football
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• 2007-12-28 23:43 - AutoFormat - trans link [[Sumerian]]

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