sheepherder
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sheep·herd·er
(shēp′hûr′dər)n.
A person who herds sheep, especially on an open range; a shepherd.
sheep′herd′ing n.
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sheepherder
(ˈʃiːpˌhɜːdə)n
(Agriculture) US another name for shepherd1
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shep•herd
(ˈʃɛp ərd)n.
1. a person who herds, tends, and guards sheep.
2. a person who protects, guides, or watches over other people.
3. a cleric or pastor.
4.
v.t. a. sheepdog.
5. to tend or guard as a shepherd.
6. to watch over, guide, or lead.
shep′herd•less, adj.
shep′herd•like`, adj.
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Translations
sheepherder
n (US) → Schäfer(in) m(f)
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