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Drover - 3 dictionary results

dro⋅ver

[droh-ver]
–noun
1. a person who drives cattle or sheep to market.
2. a dealer in cattle.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME. See drove 2 , -er 1
drov·er   (drō'vər)   
n.  One that drives cattle or sheep.

Drover

Dro"ver\, n. 1. One who drives cattle or sheep to market; one who makes it his business to purchase cattle, and drive them to market.

Why, that's spoken like an honest drover; so they sell bullocks. --Shak.

2. A boat driven by the tide. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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