drover

[ droh-ver ]

/ ˈdroʊ vər /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR drover ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a person who drives cattle or sheep to market.

a dealer in cattle.

Origin of drover

1350–1400; Middle English. See drove², -er¹

Words nearby drover

droughty, drouk, droukit, drouthy, drove, drover, drown, drowned valley, drown one's sorrows, drown out, drownproof

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Example sentences from the Web for drover

With all the merits of a sanguine temper, our young English drover was not without his defects.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction.|Various
Ronald looked forward to the periodical visits of the drover with intense longing.
Bonnie Prince Charlie|G. A. Henty
Sitting upon a stone, alone, at some distance from her wagon, she awaited the drover.
King of Camargue|Jean Aicard
Come, Grizzly, the drover's trade is a thriving trade in these times.
The Last of the Vikings|John Bowling

While we were listening to these news, Panurge fell out with one Dingdong, a drover or sheep-merchant of Taillebourg.
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete.|Francois Rabelais

British Dictionary definitions for drover

drover

/ (ˈdrəʊvə) /

noun

a person whose occupation is the driving of sheep or cattle, esp to and from market

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	drover
释义	drover [ droh-ver ] / ˈdroʊ vər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR drover ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person who drives cattle or sheep to market. a dealer in cattle. Origin of drover 1350–1400; Middle English. See drove², -er¹ Words nearby drover droughty, drouk, droukit, drouthy, drove, drover, drown, drowned valley, drown one's sorrows, drown out, drownproof Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for drover With all the merits of a sanguine temper, our young English drover was not without his defects. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction.\|Various Ronald looked forward to the periodical visits of the drover with intense longing. Bonnie Prince Charlie\|G. A. Henty Sitting upon a stone, alone, at some distance from her wagon, she awaited the drover. King of Camargue\|Jean Aicard Come, Grizzly, the drover's trade is a thriving trade in these times. The Last of the Vikings\|John Bowling While we were listening to these news, Panurge fell out with one Dingdong, a drover or sheep-merchant of Taillebourg. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete.\|Francois Rabelais British Dictionary definitions for drover drover / (ˈdrəʊvə) / noun a person whose occupation is the driving of sheep or cattle, esp to and from market Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to drover herdsman, herder, breeder, bronco, shepherd, cowboy, wrangler, vaquero, grazier, cowpoke, cattleman, granger, stockman, gaucho, rancher, buckaroo, cowpuncher, cowhand, ranchero, ranchman
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drover

noun

Origin of drover

Words nearby drover

Example sentences from the Web for drover

British Dictionary definitions for drover

noun

Words related to drover