drover
noun/ˈdɹəʊ.və/UK/ˈdɹoʊ.vəɹ/US
Etymology
From drove + -er.
- derived from *dʰreybʰ-✻
- inherited from *draibō✻
- inherited from drāf
- inherited from drove
Definitions
A person who drives animals (which are on foot or on the hoof, walking to some…
A person who drives animals (which are on foot or on the hoof, walking to some destination), especially cattle or sheep, and especially over long distances.
- In the present day, we take it for granted that livestock are transported by truck or rail, but in past centuries, they were driven by drovers, and a herd might be met on any street, road, or highway.
- Why, that's spoken like an honest drovier: so they sell bullocks.
- Daily driven / (Wife as drover) / Ill you've thriven-- / Ne'er in clover.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA