"sheepdog" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-sheepdog.ogg Forms: sheepdogs [plural]
Etymology: From sheep + dog. Etymology templates: {{com|en|sheep|dog}} sheep + dog Head templates: {{en-noun}} sheepdog (plural sheepdogs)
  1. A breed of dog, used for herding sheep. Categories (lifeform): Dogs Translations (dog used for herding sheep): հովվաշուն (hovvašun) (Armenian), 𐬞𐬀𐬯𐬎𐬱⸱ 𐬵𐬀𐬎𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬀 (pasuš. haᵘruua) (Avestan), çoban iti (Azerbaijani), ovçu iti (Azerbaijani), artzain txakur (Basque), توبات (tûbât) (Chagatai), ki deves [masculine] (Cornish), fårehund [common-gender] (Danish), herdershond [masculine] (Dutch), ŝafhundo (Esperanto), seyðahundur [masculine] (Faroese), lammaskoira (Finnish), chien de berger [masculine] (French), ნაგაზი (nagazi) (Georgian), Schäferhund [masculine] (German), Schäferhündin [feminine] (German), Hirtenhund [masculine] (German), Hirtenhündin [feminine] (German), τσοπανόσκυλο (tsopanóskylo) [neuter] (Greek), juhászkutya (Hungarian), fjárhundur [masculine] (Icelandic), madra caorach [masculine] (Irish), cane da pastore [masculine] (Italian), 牧羊犬 (bokuyōken) (Japanese), төбет (töbet) (Kazakh), Scheperhund [German-Low-German, masculine] (Low German), Schéiferhond [masculine] (Luxembourgish), anjing gembala (Malay), anjing herder (Malay), coo keyrragh [masculine] (Manx), fårehund [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), fårehund [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), چوبان كوپك (chōbān köpäk) (Ottoman Turkish), owczarek [masculine] (Polish), cão-pastor [masculine] (Portuguese), ovelheiro [masculine] (Portuguese), câine ciobănesc [masculine] (Romanian), câine de stână [masculine] (Romanian), овча́рка (ovčárka) [feminine] (Russian), cù-chaorach [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), ovčar [masculine] (Slovene), perro pastor [masculine] (Spanish), fårhund [common-gender] (Swedish), çoban köpeği (Turkish), вівча́рка (vivčárka) [feminine] (Ukrainian), galedanadog (Volapük), galedanahidog [masculine] (Volapük), galedanajidog [feminine] (Volapük), ci defaid [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-sheepdog-en-noun-gkxF086X Disambiguation of Dogs: 18 18 12 25 27 Disambiguation of 'dog used for herding sheep': 54 42 2 2
  2. A breed of dog used for guarding sheep. Categories (lifeform): Dogs
    Sense id: en-sheepdog-en-noun-UaQ3Jrw3 Disambiguation of Dogs: 18 18 12 25 27
  3. (slang, dated) A chaperon; an adult who accompanies other people in a supervisory role. Tags: dated, slang Categories (lifeform): Dogs
    Sense id: en-sheepdog-en-noun-97DBtM-Y Disambiguation of Dogs: 18 18 12 25 27
  4. (US, slang, law enforcement) A police officer. Tags: US, slang Categories (topical): Law enforcement, Law enforcement Categories (lifeform): Dogs, Working dogs
    Sense id: en-sheepdog-en-noun-AV3sVPGj Disambiguation of Law enforcement: 3 3 10 78 6 Disambiguation of Dogs: 18 18 12 25 27 Disambiguation of Working dogs: 13 13 14 34 26 Categories (other): American English, English endocentric compounds, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Avestan translations, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Basque translations, Terms with Chagatai translations, Terms with Cornish translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Faroese translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German Low German translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Luxembourgish translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Volapük translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English endocentric compounds: 10 11 22 43 14 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 4 33 51 7 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 5 6 22 62 5 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 6 6 20 62 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 5 5 24 45 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Avestan translations: 10 10 19 54 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 5 5 25 46 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Basque translations: 6 6 24 50 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Chagatai translations: 4 4 25 52 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Cornish translations: 6 6 24 50 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 4 4 17 67 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 10 10 22 42 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 6 6 20 59 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Faroese translations: 5 5 25 46 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 6 6 25 48 15 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 9 9 22 43 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 7 7 23 42 21 Disambiguation of Terms with German Low German translations: 9 9 26 49 8 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 10 10 23 46 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 11 12 23 40 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 6 6 26 43 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 6 6 24 50 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 5 5 21 57 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 8 8 23 48 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 8 8 23 48 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 5 5 25 46 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Luxembourgish translations: 7 7 20 57 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 5 5 25 46 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 6 6 24 51 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 6 6 25 47 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 3 3 18 71 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 8 8 19 48 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 9 9 23 43 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 5 5 25 46 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 6 6 25 48 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 8 8 23 48 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 6 6 24 51 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 5 5 25 46 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 7 7 18 58 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 5 5 24 51 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 5 5 24 51 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 6 6 24 50 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Volapük translations: 8 9 23 47 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 9 9 22 43 16 Topics: government, law-enforcement
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: shepherd dog, sheep dog
Derived forms: Abruzzese Sheepdog, Catalan Sheepdog, Croatian Sheepdog, Cumberland Sheepdog, Dutch Sheepdog, Gaucho Sheepdog, Gaucho sheepdog, Himalayan Sheepdog, Icelandic Sheepdog, Maremmano-Abruzzese Sheepdog, Maremma Sheepdog, Old English Sheepdog, Patagonian Sheepdog, Polish Lowland Sheepdog, Polish Tatra Sheepdog, Portuguese Sheepdog, Shetland Sheepdog, Shetland sheepdog, Shirak Sheepdog, Vikhan Sheepdog, Welsh Sheepdog

Verb

Audio: En-au-sheepdog.ogg Forms: sheepdogs [present, singular, third-person], sheepdogging [participle, present], sheepdogged [participle, past], sheepdogged [past]
Etymology: From sheep + dog. Etymology templates: {{com|en|sheep|dog}} sheep + dog Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} sheepdog (third-person singular simple present sheepdogs, present participle sheepdogging, simple past and past participle sheepdogged)
  1. To chaperon or shepherd. Categories (lifeform): Dogs
    Sense id: en-sheepdog-en-verb--X0Sk94x Disambiguation of Dogs: 18 18 12 25 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sheep dog

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "sense": "dog used for herding sheep",
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          "word": "perro pastor"
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          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "vivčárka",
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      "word": "herdershond"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "dog used for herding sheep",
      "word": "ŝafhundo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "dog used for herding sheep",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "seyðahundur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "dog used for herding sheep",
      "word": "lammaskoira"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "dog used for herding sheep",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "chien de berger"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "nagazi",
      "sense": "dog used for herding sheep",
      "word": "ნაგაზი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "dog used for herding sheep",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Schäferhund"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "dog used for herding sheep",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Schäferhündin"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "dog used for herding sheep",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Hirtenhund"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "dog used for herding sheep",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Hirtenhündin"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "tsopanóskylo",
      "sense": "dog used for herding sheep",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "τσοπανόσκυλο"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "dog used for herding sheep",
      "word": "juhászkutya"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "dog used for herding sheep",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fjárhundur"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "dog used for herding sheep",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "madra caorach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "dog used for herding sheep",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cane da pastore"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "bokuyōken",
      "sense": "dog used for herding sheep",
      "word": "牧羊犬"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "töbet",
      "sense": "dog used for herding sheep",
      "word": "төбет"
    },
    {
      "code": "nds-de",
      "lang": "Low German",
      "sense": "dog used for herding sheep",
      "tags": [
        "German-Low-German",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Scheperhund"
    },
    {
      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "sense": "dog used for herding sheep",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Schéiferhond"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "dog used for herding sheep",
      "word": "anjing gembala"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "dog used for herding sheep",
      "word": "anjing herder"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "dog used for herding sheep",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "coo keyrragh"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "dog used for herding sheep",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fårehund"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "dog used for herding sheep",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fårehund"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "chōbān köpäk",
      "sense": "dog used for herding sheep",
      "word": "چوبان كوپك"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "dog used for herding sheep",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "owczarek"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "dog used for herding sheep",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cão-pastor"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "dog used for herding sheep",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ovelheiro"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "dog used for herding sheep",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "câine ciobănesc"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "dog used for herding sheep",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "câine de stână"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ovčárka",
      "sense": "dog used for herding sheep",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "овча́рка"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "dog used for herding sheep",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cù-chaorach"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "dog used for herding sheep",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ovčar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "dog used for herding sheep",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "perro pastor"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "dog used for herding sheep",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "fårhund"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "dog used for herding sheep",
      "word": "çoban köpeği"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vivčárka",
      "sense": "dog used for herding sheep",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "вівча́рка"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "dog used for herding sheep",
      "word": "galedanadog"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "dog used for herding sheep",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "galedanahidog"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "dog used for herding sheep",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "galedanajidog"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "dog used for herding sheep",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ci defaid"
    }
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}

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          "ref": "1999, David Weber, Echoes of Honor, Baen Publishing Enterprises",
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          "ref": "2009, Carl M. Cannon, Lou Dubose, Jan Reid, Boy Genius: Karl Rove, the Architect of George W. Bush's Remarkable Political Triumphs, PublicAffairs",
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