/ Dictionary / Index S Shepard: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Shep•ard Pronunciation: (shep'urd), [key] born 1923, U.S. astronaut: first American in space, May 5, 1961. born 1943, U.S. playwright, actor, and director. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: shepard (Thesaurus) Sheol shepherd Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language