Drover
/ˈdroʊ.vər/noun
A person who drives livestock, especially cattle, over long distances.
Did you know?Drover comes from the same Germanic root as drive, and it originally referred to someone who literally drove animals forward, not a glamorous job title at all.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*drībaną
“to drive, push forward, compel”
Old English
OE
drīfan
“to drive, urge on, pursue”
Middle English
ME
drovere
“a person who drives cattle or sheep”
15th–16th Century
English
drover
“one who drives livestock to market or pasture”
Modern English
English
drover
“a livestock driver, especially of cattle”