A person who drives cattle, sheep, etc., esp. to market, typically over a long distance; a dealer in cattle or other livestock.
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| 释义 | the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > animal keeping practices general > herding, pasturing, or confining > [noun] > droving > drover (8) drover1384 A person who drives cattle, sheep, etc., esp. to market, typically over a long distance; a dealer in cattle or other livestock. harrier1591 (See quots.) Obsolete. guide1687 One who controls the movements of an animal or a flock; a driver, keeper. Obsolete. rare. drafter1829 A man employed in drafting animals. travelling stockman1834 A stockman who drives cattle, sheep, etc., over long distances; a drover. Cf. travelling stock, n., travelling, adj. 4. whacker1880 A driver of animals, a drover. U.S. tailer1893 Australian. One who follows, drives, or tends sheep or cattle; also, a straggling animal. hazer1897 Chiefly North American. A person who drives an animal from horseback, spec. as one of a pair in a public exhibition or competition. |
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