sheepdog

noun

Etymology

From sheep + dog.

  1. derived from dox — “dark, swarthy
  2. inherited from dogga
  3. inherited from dogge
  4. compounded as sheepdog — “sheep + dog

Definitions

  1. Any of various breeds of dog used for herding sheep

    Any of various breeds of dog used for herding sheep; an individual of such a breed.

  2. Any of various breeds of dog used for guarding sheep

    Any of various breeds of dog used for guarding sheep; an individual of such a breed.

  3. A chaperon

    A chaperon; an adult who accompanies other people in a supervisory role.

  4. + 2 more definitions
    1. A police officer.

    2. To chaperon or shepherd.

      • Given the vivacious young redhead's attractiveness, some might have assumed he had more than simply professional reasons for sheepdogging her career, but they would have been wrong. He'd seen something in her ...
      • On June 14, with Kennedy personally sheepdogging it, the No Child Left Behind Act passed the Senate ninety-one to eight.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA