Shepherd
Name from occupation
A shepherd is a person who tends sheep—guiding them to pasture, protecting them from predators, and keeping the flock together.
The role extends metaphorically to anyone who guides or watches over others: a pastor shepherds a congregation, a teacher shepherds students through a curriculum.
As a verb, to shepherd is to guide or usher: She shepherded the children across the street.
German shepherd is a breed of dog originally used for herding.
Leader or instruction book
- leaderOne who guides others
- protectorOne who safeguards others
- guardianProtective caretaker of another
- caretakerOne who maintains property
steward · mentor · watchman · overseer · nurture · safeguard · care · tend
One who raises livestock
- farmerOne who cultivates land
- nomadHomeless wanderer by choice
- droverOne who moves livestock
- livestockDomesticated farm animals
husbandry · Bedouin · gaucho · vaquero · stockman · seasonal · migration · alpine
Christian congregation leader
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
- flockAnimals gathered together
- ministerReligious leader or serve
- clergyOrdained religious officials collectively
priest · guide · spiritual · faithful · parish · sermon · church · psalm
guide
Leader or instruction book
- leaderOne who guides others
- protectorOne who safeguards others
- guardianProtective caretaker of another
caretaker · steward · mentor · watchman · overseer · nurture · safeguard · care · tend · direct
rancher
One who raises livestock
livestock · husbandry · Bedouin · gaucho · vaquero · stockman · seasonal · migration · alpine · homestead
pastor
Christian congregation leader
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
- flockAnimals gathered together
- ministerReligious leader or serve
clergy · priest · guide · spiritual · faithful · parish · sermon · church · psalm · divine
flock
Animals gathered together
crook · staff · pasture · meadow · grazing · fold · sheepdog · collie · woolly · drove
nativity
State of being born
- ChristmasWinter nativity celebration
- mangerLivestock feeding container
- BethlehemNativity's traditional setting
wise men · carol · crèche · biblical · bucolic · idyllic · Arcadian · Pan · pipes · eclogue
- shepherd's pieMeat baked under potatoes
- German shepherdsBreed used by police
- Australian ShepherdsAmerican herding dog breed
- shepherd's crookHooked staff for herding
- good shepherdProtective guide of dependents
- shepherd dogDog bred for livestock work