Synonyms for shepherd
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A person who tends sheep, especially a grazing flock.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- shepherds → ministers, clergymen, pastors, herdsmen…
Example sentences
- minister The Foreign Minister said that war was inevitable.
- clergyman The clergyman has married three couples this week.
- herdsman Yanni's father was a Tuareg herdsman.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| shepherd | rising | |
| minister | steady | |
| clergyman | steady | |
| swain | steady | |
| herdsman | steady | |
| sheepherder | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- swain1
- 6 letters
- pastor2
- 8 letters
- minister3, herdsman
- 9 letters
- clergyman3
- 11 letters
- sheepherder
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (pastor2 = 2 syllables).