shepherd
/ˈʃepəd/noun
उच्चारण शेपड
गड़रिया, चरवाहा
Basic word
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[C]
a person whose job is to take care of sheep
गड़रिया, चरवाहा
- The shepherd guided his flock.
- The shepherd whistled to call his dog.
- Shepherds in the hills move their flocks in summer.
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- An old shepherd gave us directions to the village.
Synonyms herdsman herder shepherdess gadariya pastor
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[T]
to guide somebody or a group of people somewhere, making sure they go where you want them to go
मार्गदर्शन करना, ले जाना
- The teacher shepherded the children onto the bus.
- Volunteers shepherded the crowd out of the stadium.
- The guide shepherded the tourists through the busy market.
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- She shepherded her little cousins across the road.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Pronunciation and spelling, asked often: shep-herd, /ˈʃepəd/, with a silent h (from sheep + herd).
Pronunciation और spelling अक्सर पूछे जाते हैं: shep-herd, /ˈʃepəd/, silent h के साथ (sheep + herd से)।
Usage: the verb shepherd means guide a group carefully.
प्रयोग में verb shepherd का अर्थ समूह को सावधानी से ले जाना है।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who looks after sheep is a shepherd (female shepherdess); cattle a cowherd or herdsman; goats a goatherd.
भेड़ों की देखभाल करने वाला shepherd (स्त्री shepherdess); मवेशियों का cowherd या herdsman (ग्वाला); बकरियों का goatherd।
General knowledge
The Gaddi community of Himachal Pradesh and the Bakarwals of Jammu and Kashmir are traditional shepherds; the German Shepherd is a dog breed used by police.
हिमाचल प्रदेश का गद्दी समुदाय और जम्मू-कश्मीर के बकरवाल पारंपरिक चरवाहे हैं; German Shepherd पुलिस द्वारा प्रयुक्त कुत्ते की नस्ल है।