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单词 drover
释义

drover

noun

drov·​er ˈdrō-vər How to pronounce drover (audio)
: one who drives cattle or sheep

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web In Gayle’s story, that founder is Cow Tom, a Black cattle drover and a translator for Creeks who refused to speak English. Philip Deloria, The New Yorker, 18 July 2022 The trio experiences four life-altering years, a love affair between Sarah and the drover and the unavoidable impact of World War II. Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 June 2022 Historically, a fourth of the drovers were African-American; a third were Hispanic, and many were from the British Isles. Vincent T. Davis, ExpressNews.com, 15 Feb. 2020 Drovers from as far away as Ohio mingled with the local butchers waiting their turn at the public slaughterhouse nearby. Emily S. Rueb, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2016 Established in the 1880s to collect tolls for cattle drovers moving across the borders of pre-federation Australia, Birdsville was once a thriving frontier town. Clarissa Sebag-montefiore, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2016

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

drover

noun

as in herder

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • herder
  • herdsman
  • stockman
  • cattleman
  • cowherd
  • rancher
  • horseman
  • horsewoman
  • gaucho
  • cowboy
  • cowman
  • vaquero
  • cowhand
  • cowpuncher
  • caballero
  • cowpoke
  • cowgirl
  • waddy
  • buckaroo
  • wrangler
  • waddie
  • buckeroo
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