drover

noun

drov·​er ˈdrō-vər 

: one who drives cattle or sheep

Examples of drover in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But when his fifth-grade daughter missed the school bus, this father of five drover her to school. — Diane Herbst, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2026

Another drover rides beside the herd, periodically cracking a bullwhip. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2026

First came the Cherokee Native Americans, followed by livestock drovers, and then families seeking relief from the summer heat in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. — Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2026

If Bowers, who grew up in the Boston area, could pass as a grad student on a hike, then Hallett’s leather drover’s hat hints at his experience as a lumberjack. — Robert Sullivan, Curbed, 9 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for drover

• clover
• over
• prover
• rover
• stover
• trover
• carryover
• changeover
• crossover
• cutover
• flashover
• hangover

Kids Definition

drover

noun

drov·​er ˈdrō-vər 

: a person who drives cattle or sheep