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drover

noun

  1. in Australia, person who moves livestock, usually sheep, cattle, and horses "on the hoof" over long distances
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Pronunciation: /ˈdɹəʊ.və/ / /ˈdɹoʊ.vəɹ/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English drove Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English drover From drove + -er.

  1. 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.