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shepherd

/ˈʃɛpəd/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A person who tends sheep, especially a grazing flock.
  2. Someone who watches over, looks after, or guides somebody.
  3. The pastor of a church; one who guides others in religion.
  4. A swain; a rustic male lover.
  5. To watch over; to guide
  6. For a player to obstruct an opponent from getting to the ball, either when a teammate has it or is going for it, or if the ball is about to bounce through the goal or out of bounds.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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