Word Type

Noun

Proper Noun

Verb

The word "shepherd" can be used as noun, proper noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Capable Of

bell sheep count sheep drive sheep number sheep

Coordinate Terms

Pasteur Pastore Schaefer Scheper goatherd herder herdsman herdswoman shepherdess

Derived Terms

Australian Shepherd Carpathian Shepherd Catalan Shepherd Caucasian shepherd Caucasian shepherd dog German shepherd Shep Shepherd's Bush Shepherdism Shepherdism Shepherdsville Shepperton archshepherd chief shepherd idol shepherd overshepherd pack-shepherd shepherd dog shepherd king shepherd kings shepherd moon shepherd satellite shepherd spider shepherd tree shepherd's crook shepherd's knot shepherd's needle shepherd's pie shepherd's pipe shepherd's pouch shepherd's purse shepherdage shepherder shepherdess shepherdhood shepherdish shepherdless shepherdlike shepherdling shepherdly shepherdship shepherdy undershepherd unshepherded

Context

australian rules football

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

drover guard herder reverend tend ward

Type Of (IsA)

animal breed of dog clergyman dog herder herdsman mammal person who tends sheep worker

Manner Of

guard tend

Related Terms

Shepard Sheperd Shephard bearherd cowherd goatherd gooseherd herd herd instinct herd's grass herder herding dog herdsman herdswoman hogherd horseherd neatherd oxherd swanherd swineherd

Related Terms

animal bible bible stories biblical biblical type caretaker church dog farmer field flock goal goat goat herder guard guide guider herder herding herding sheep herds herds sheep job keeper look after lots lots sheep lover male moses moses profession obstruct occupation one who out of bounds pastor person profession protector rustic schaefer sheep sheep guider sheep keeper sheep protector sheep tender stories swain teammate tend tender tends tends sheep type watch over who

Similar Terms

shepherdess

Synonym Network

sheepherder

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.