Shepherd metaphor Synonyms

Definitions for Shepherd


  • (verb) to give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed
  • (noun) a herder of sheep (on an open range ); someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock
  • (noun) a clergyman who watches over a group of people

Definitions for Metaphor


  • (noun) an elaborate or fanciful way of expressing something
  • (noun) a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity