Dictionary 1. (a.) Haired.2. (n.) A number of beasts assembled together; as, a herd of horses, oxen, cattle, camels, elephants, deer, or swine; a particular stock or family of cattle. 3. (n.) A crowd of low people; a rabble. 4. (n.) One who herds or assembles domestic animals; a herdsman; -- much used in composition; as, a shepherd; a goatherd, and the like. 5. (v. i.) To unite or associate in a herd; to feed or run together, or in company; as, sheep herd on many hills. 6. (v. i.) To associate; to ally one's self with, or place one's self among, a group or company. 7. (v. i.) To act as a herdsman or a shepherd. 8. (v. t.) To form or put into a herd. Thesaurus Gyropilot army assemblage assemble automatic pilot boatheader boatsteerer bunch cage cicerone cluster collect collection colony congregate corral courier cowherd coxswain crowd crush dragoman drift drive drove drover flock gam gang gather gather together goad goatherd group guide guidepost guider helmsman herdsman hoi polloi hold the reins horde host kennel lash litter mass masses mercury multitude navigator pack pilot pod pointer press prick pride punch cattle rabble ride herd on river pilot round up run school shepherd shoal skulk sloth spur steer steerer steersman swarm take the helm throng tour director tour guide trip troop whip wrangle |