shepherd
C16751
concept
A shepherd is a person responsible for tending, herding, and protecting sheep, often guiding them to pasture and safeguarding them from harm.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| shepherd canonical | 11 |
| pastoralist | 10 |
| shepherdess | 3 |
| herdsman | 2 |
| reindeer herder | 2 |
| goatherd | 1 |
| medieval shepherd | 1 |
| sheep farmer | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: shepherd
Generated description
A shepherd is a person responsible for tending, herding, and protecting sheep, often guiding them to pasture and safeguarding them from harm.
Instances (31)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Archibald Bell Jr. | pastoralist |
| Francisco Marto | — |
| Jacinta Marto | — |
| Francis Ormond | pastoralist |
| Damon | — |
| Coridon | — |
| Samuel Balto | reindeer herder |
| Ole Nilsen Ravna | reindeer herder |
| Bo Peep | shepherdess |
| Edward Bulwer Lytton Dickens | pastoralist |
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Gardians
linked to:
gardians
|
herdsman |
| Frederick Henry Litchfield | pastoralist |
| Thomas Elder | pastoralist |
| Walter Watson Hughes | pastoralist |
| Glámr | — |
| Peter the goatherd | goatherd |
| Peter Snodgrass | pastoralist |
| Eurytion | herdsman |
| Phebe | shepherdess |
| Corin | — |
| Audrey | shepherdess |
| Daphnis | — |
| Jacinta de Jesus Marto | — |
| Saint Bénézet | medieval shepherd |
| William Lawson | pastoralist |
| Patie | — |
| Erastro | — |
| Elicio | — |
| José Menéndez Menéndez | sheep farmer |
| Sir James George Lee-Steere | pastoralist |
| Henry Dangar | pastoralist |