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drover

American  
[droh-ver] / ˈdroʊ vər /

noun

  1. a person who drives cattle or sheep to market.

  2. a dealer in cattle.

drover British  
/ ˈdrəʊvə /

noun

  1. a person whose occupation is the driving of sheep or cattle, esp to and from market

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Etymology

Origin of drover

1350–1400; Middle English. See drove 2, -er 1

Example Sentences

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Once selected, the birds then set off with a "drover", covering about three miles each day.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025

The story is not really about the cow; it’s about Harrison buying a cow from a Maryland drover who was unaware he was talking to the president.

From Slate • Jan. 31, 2021

It focuses on a Pennine valley – thursbitch means “demon valley” in Old English – where, 300 years ago, a drover is found dead in the snow next to the print from a woman’s shoe.

From The Guardian • Oct. 26, 2020

Bill Little, a veteran drover, says some range rookies aren't cut out for the hard work and tough conditions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2014

Recalled by the rumbling of wheels to the road before me, I saw a heavily-laden waggon labouring up the hill, and not far beyond were two cows and their drover.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

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