sheepdog

See also: sheep dog

English

sheep +‎ dog

sheepdog (plural sheepdogs)

A breed of dog, used for herding sheep.
A breed of dog used for guarding sheep.
(slang, dated) A chaperon; an adult who accompanies other people in a supervisory role.
(US, slang, law enforcement) A police officer.

dog used for herding sheep

Avestan: 𐬞𐬀𐬯𐬎𐬱⸱ 𐬵𐬀𐬎𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬀‎ (pasuš hauruua)
Basque: artzain txakur
Cornish: ki deves m
Danish: fårehund c
Dutch: herdershond (nl) m
Esperanto: ŝafhundo
Finnish: lammaskoira (fi)
French: chien de berger (fr) m
Georgian: ნაგაზი (nagazi)
German: Schäferhund (de) m, Schäferhündin (de) f, Hirtenhund (de) m, Hirtenhündin f
Greek: τσοπανόσκυλο (el) n (tsopanóskylo)
Hungarian: juhászkutya (hu)
Icelandic: fjárhundur m
Irish: madra caorach m
Italian: cane da pastore m
Japanese: 牧羊犬 (ja) (bokuyōken)

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