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Both terms are correct. A "shepherd" is one who herds sheep, rather than a "flocker."
A shepherd or a sheep-herder
Some do. It is common if the sheep are in a big herd with a shepherd looking after them to wear bells. The reason for this is if a sheep is separated from the flock and the shepherd has to find them he/she can listen for the bell as the sheep moves
The female sheep is called a ewe.
The noun for a female who tends sheep is shepherdess.The noun for a male or a female who tends sheep is shepherd.
The noun for a male or a female who tends sheep is shepherd.The noun for a female who tends sheep is shepherdess.
The noun for a male or a female who tends sheep is shepherd.The noun for a female who tends sheep is shepherdess.
The noun 'shepherdess' is a gender noun specifically for a female who tends sheep. The noun 'shepherd' is a common gender noun as a word for a male or a female who tends sheep.
The noun for a male or a female who tends sheep is shepherd.The noun for a female who tends sheep is shepherdess.
Yes the shepherd has fed his sheep.
To take care of sheep, and shear the sheep. Also, to herd sheep. Therefore they are a Sheep herd, or Shepherd.
Linguistically speaking, "shepherd" is a noun and it has no opposite.The opposite gender (not often used) is shepherdess (female shepherd).The opposite of the verb to shepherd could be to desert or to neglect.Metaphorically, the opposite of "shepherd" would be "sheep". This compares a person who acts like a leader to a person who acts like a follower. The word "sheep" sometimes implies that a person follows others because he/she does not have the judgment to make a decision by him/herself.
In English, there is no distinction between masculine, feminine and neuter. Noun and verb forms are neutral. Gender is shown by different forms or different words: Shepherd is a word for a male; shepherdess is a word for a female. Ram is a word for a male sheep; ewe is a word for a female sheep.
A person who minds sheep is called a shepherd - which comes from sheep herder.A person who takes care of sheep - is a shepherd.
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