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What is the noun for shepherds?

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shepherd
  1. A person who tends sheep, especially a grazing flock.
  2. (figuratively) Someone who watches over, looks after, or guides somebody.
  3. (figuratively) The pastor of a church; one who guides others in religion.
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    1. “Born in Grindelwald, Christian Almer spent the early part of his life as a shepherd and cheesemaker on the Zasenberg Alp.”
      “You are my shepherd and guardian. In you, I am never in need. I rest in green and fertile pastures. The security of your provision rids me of all anxiety.”
shepherdess
  1. A female shepherd.
  2. A large and deep armchair with a cushion.
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    1. “She had been a shepherdess and used to rattle the gate to call her sheep home.”
      “The funniest was of Phoebe, the young shepherdess who had fallen in love with Rosalind in her male guise.”
      “Faced with being reacquainted with his wife after nearly a decade, Mark Antony has his way with a passing shepherdess.”
shepherde
  1. Obsolete spelling of shepherd
shepherdling
  1. (poetic, archaic) A little shepherd.
shepherdlings
  1. plural of shepherdling
shepherdesses
  1. plural of shepherdess
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    1. “They are part of a group of rich, well-born folk having a bit of a holiday and dressing up as shepherds and shepherdesses.”
      “The shepherds and shepherdesses, distressed with the cold, sought Krishna for refuge.”
      “They have a good time discussing their nicknames, and those of the necessary shepherdesses.”
shepherdes
  1. plural of shepherde
shepherds
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