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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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When Lisa Drover of Edmonds was 53, she awakened one morning to a vague tingling sensation on her left side and abdomen.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 24, 2023

A: Drover AI has technology, which Spin is already testing, that basically tells the rider to stay off the sidewalk or in the bike lane, depending on what the rules are.

From Washington Post • Dec. 9, 2021

Hotel Drover, with 200 rooms and suites, will anchor the project after its scheduled opening in the fall.

From New York Times • Jan. 28, 2020

Executive Offices is one of those companies, and their chief executive officer is John Drover.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2011

There was Downings, Drover Court, the Wash, Middletown, Tallows, Tunning, Dockside, the Tarway, Seamling Lane You could live your whole life in Tarbean and never know all its parts.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

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