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   Shep·herd

   /ˈSHepərd/

   

   noun

   • 1. a person who tends and rears sheep.
   • ▪ a member of the clergy who provides spiritual care and guidance for a congregation.
   • ▪ short for German shepherd

   verb

   • 1. tend (sheep) as a shepherd: "although the sheep are shepherded, they're generally only counted when we bring them in"
   • ▪ give guidance to (someone), especially on spiritual matters: "she had to submit the control of her career and money to a group who shepherded her"
   • ▪ carefully manage (resources or an organization): "it was she who shepherded the library through the current transition"
   • 2. guide or direct in a particular direction: "we were shepherded around with great ceremony"

   Word Origin Old Englishscēaphierde, from sheep + obsolete herd ‘herdsman’.

   Scrabble Points: 17

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