Sheepdog

noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of various breeds of dog used for herding sheep; an individual of such a breed.
  2. 2
    any of various usually long-haired breeds of dog reared to herd and guard sheep wordnet
  3. 3
    Any of various breeds of dog used for guarding sheep; an individual of such a breed.
  4. 4
    A chaperon; an adult who accompanies other people in a supervisory role. dated, slang
  5. 5
    A police officer. US, slang
Verb
  1. 1
    To chaperon or shepherd.

    "Given the vivacious young redhead's attractiveness, some might have assumed he had more than simply professional reasons for sheepdogging her career, but they would have been wrong. He'd seen something in her ..."

Synonyms

All synonyms
shepherd dogsheep dogshepherd dog

Example

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"Where can I find Old English Sheepdog puppies?"

Etymology

From sheep + dog.

Related phrases

Abruzzese SheepdogCatalan SheepdogCroatian SheepdogCumberland SheepdogDutch SheepdogGaucho SheepdogHimalayan SheepdogIcelandic SheepdogMaremma SheepdogMaremmano-Abruzzese SheepdogOld English SheepdogPatagonian Sheepdog

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