[shep.herd] n [ME sheepherde, fr. OE sceaphyrde, fr. sceap sheep + hierde herdsman; akin to OE heord herd] (bef. 12c) 1: one who tends sheep
2: pastor
3: german shepherd
[2]shepherd vt (1790) 1: to tend as a shepherd
2: to guide or guard in the manner of a shepherd "~ed the bill through Congress"