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drover

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drov·er  (drvr)
n.
One that drives cattle or sheep.
drover [ˈdrəʊvə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) a person whose occupation is the driving of sheep or cattle, esp to and from market
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.droverdrover - someone who drives a herd            
herdsman, herder
goat herder, goatherd - a person who tends a flock of goats
hired hand, hired man, hand - a hired laborer on a farm or ranch; "the hired hand fixed the railing"; "a ranch hand"
sheepherder, sheepman, shepherd - a herder of sheep (on an open range); someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock
pigman, swineherd - a herder or swine
Translations
drover [ˈdrəʊvəʳ] N → boyero m, pastor m
drover
n → Viehtreiber(in) m(f)


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"Better send orders up to the Lord, to make you a set, and leave out their souls entirely," said the drover.
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Stowe, Harriet Beecher View in context
The drover, the sailor, buffets it all day, and his health renews itself at as vigorous a pulse under the sleet as under the sun of June.
Essays, First Series by Emerson, Ralph Waldo View in context
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.
Jane Eyre by Bronte, Charlotte View in context
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