drover

English

Alternative forms

drovier (archaic)

Etymology

drove +‎ -er

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /dɹəʊ.və/
(General American) IPA^(key): /dɹoʊ.vəɹ/
Rhymes: -əʊvə(ɹ)

Noun

drover (plural drovers)

A person who drives animals, especially cattle or sheep, over long distances.
- 1599, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act 2 Scene 1
  Why, that's spoken like an honest drovier: so they sell bullocks.

Translations

person who drives animals

Dutch: veedrijver (nl) m
German: Viehtreiber (de) m, Viehtreiberin f
Italian: mandriano m, bovaro (it) m

Maori: kaiwhiu, kaiwhiuwhiu
Russian: заго́нщик (ru) m (zagónščik), гуртовщи́к (ru) m (gurtovščík), перего́нщик скота́ m (peregónščik skotá), пого́нщик (ru) m (pogónščik)

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