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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.
a. sheepdog.
b. German shepherd.
v.t.
5. to tend or guard as a shepherd.
6. to watch over, guide, or lead.
[before 1050; Middle English, Old English scēphyrde. See sheep, herd2]
shep′herd•less, adj.
shep′herd•like`, adj.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.sheepherder - a herder of sheep (on an open range)sheepherder - a herder of sheep (on an open range); someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock
sheepman, shepherd
drover, herdsman, herder - someone who drives a herd
shepherdess - a woman shepherd
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Translations

sheepherder

n (US) → Schäfer(in) m(f)
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