Shepard

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʃɛpəd/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(shep′ərd)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Shep•ard  (shep′ərd),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biographical Alan Bartlett, Jr., born 1923, U.S. astronaut: first American in space, May 5, 1961.
  2. Biographical Sam, born 1943, U.S. playwright, actor, and director.

Shepard, +n. 
  1. Biographical Sam, born 1943, U.S. playwright, actor, and director.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Shepard /ˈʃɛpəd/ n
  1. Alan Bartlett, Jr. 1923–98, US naval officer; first US astronaut in space (1961)
  2. Sam, original name Samuel Shepard Rogers. 1943–2017, US dramatist, film actor, and director. His plays include Chicago (1966), The Tooth of Crime (1972), and Buried Child (1978): films as actor include Days of Heaven (1978) and The Right Stuff (1983); films as director include Far North (1989) and Silent Tongue (1994)
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