drover

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a person who drives cattle, sheep, or other livestock, especially over a long distance

   The drover guided the cattle slowly along the country road.

Formed from drove, a herd of animals being driven, plus the agent suffix -er. Before rail and road transport became common, drovers moved livestock on foot along established routes to markets and pastures.

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