drover

Definition

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.

Etymology

From drove + -er.

Example Sentences

• "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."
• "Daily driven / (Wife as drover) / Ill you've thriven-- / Ne'er in clover."