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Recent Examples of drover
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.
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Robert Sullivan, Curbed, 9 June 2025
Steve Raines as Jim Quince Steve Raines took on the role of Jim Quince, a seasoned drover known for his quiet toughness.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 7 June 2025
The feature followed an English aristocrat (Nicole Kidman) who inherits a cattle range run by a cattle drover (Hugh Jackman).
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2024
As the sun sets, the drovers go over their final tasks for the day such as feeding and watering the livestock.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 June 2024
Historians estimate Black drovers, trainers, breeders, and herders—who were collectively referred to as cowboys—made up as much as a quarter of working ranch hands during the heyday of open-range ranching in the second half of the 19th century.
—TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
Lancashire heelers are drovers, meaning they have been used to herd cattle and other livestock.
—Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 3 Jan. 2024
The trio experiences four life-altering years, a love affair between Sarah and the drover and the unavoidable impact of World War II on northern Australia.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2023
Robert Sullivan, Curbed, 9 June 2025
Steve Raines as Jim Quince Steve Raines took on the role of Jim Quince, a seasoned drover known for his quiet toughness.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 7 June 2025
The feature followed an English aristocrat (Nicole Kidman) who inherits a cattle range run by a cattle drover (Hugh Jackman).
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2024
As the sun sets, the drovers go over their final tasks for the day such as feeding and watering the livestock.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 June 2024
Historians estimate Black drovers, trainers, breeders, and herders—who were collectively referred to as cowboys—made up as much as a quarter of working ranch hands during the heyday of open-range ranching in the second half of the 19th century.
—TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
Lancashire heelers are drovers, meaning they have been used to herd cattle and other livestock.
—Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 3 Jan. 2024
The trio experiences four life-altering years, a love affair between Sarah and the drover and the unavoidable impact of World War II on northern Australia.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drover
Noun
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Probably the one that’s best known is the one about how Philomelus, a young, impoverished farmer and herdsman, struggled to push his plow through his fields.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
7 Sep. 2025
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Buhari’s first term was characterized by war on many fronts, including the Boko Haram insurgency, the secessionist pro-Biafra movement in the east of Nigeria and rampaging Fulani herdsmen across Nigeria.—
Mitchell McCluskey,
CNN Money,
13 July 2025
Noun
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The final clip cuts to Winnie inside a pen, balancing gleefully on top of a group of sheep, appearing more companion than herder.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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In total about 580 hikers, in addition to more than 300 guides, yak herders and other workers who were stranded, have all reached safety, China’s state news agency Xinhua reported.—
Kaijing Xiao,
ABC News,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Houston Tye Hinton, resident stockman at the Anchor 7 Cattle Growers Association, is winding down after a long day of branding cattle.—
Pien Huang,
NPR,
15 Jan. 2025
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The larger piece found its way to the Esperance Museum, but the smaller piece remained undiscovered until the curious stockman uncovered it.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Apr. 2023
Noun
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Its namesake, cattleman Oliver Loving, was shot by a band of raiders during a cattle drive in 1866, and died of shock a few days later after a doctor didn’t amputate his gangrenous arm.—
Mitch Moxley,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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The actors tells the stories of the deceased, including cattleman and 6666 ranch owner Samuel Burk Burnett, and the city’s first Black policeman, Hagar Tucker.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In Mathura, a northern city where Krishna is said to have been born, people recreate a Hindu myth in which Krishna visits Radha to romance her, and her cowherd friends, taking offense at his advances, drive him out with sticks.—
Hari Kumar,
New York Times,
22 Mar. 2024
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Caterina was foisted off on a cowherd in a neighboring village, while Ser Piero married into a wealthy family.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
Ars Technica,
10 Feb. 2023
Noun
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Inspired by the classic American rancher style, it is crafted with exceptional construction and timeless design.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Trump’s recent suggestion that the US start importing the country’s beef, which farm-state lawmakers fear could wallop cattle-rancher constituents.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
22 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Drover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drover. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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