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Definition of shepherd noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

shepherd

noun

/ˈʃepəd/

/ˈʃepərd/

(North American English also sheepherder)

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a person whose job is to take care of sheepTopics Jobsc1, Farmingc1
Word OriginOld English scēaphierde, from sheep + obsolete herd ‘herdsman’.

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