drover

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drover

/ˈdɹəʊ.və/ UK
/ˈdɹoʊ.vəɹ/ US

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noun drovers · drovier

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. 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.
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noun person who drives animals

Deutsch	Viehtreiber, Viehtreiberin
Italiano	mandriano, bovaro
Русский	заго́нщик zagónščik, гуртовщи́к gurtovščík, перего́нщик скота́ peregónščik skotá, пого́нщик pogónščik

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@misc{drover_2026,
  title = {drover},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/drover},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}