drover

noun

Definition of drovernext
as in herdsman

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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. — Robert Sullivan, Curbed, 9 June 2025 Rocky Shahan as Joe Scarlet Rocky Shahan played a supporting drover, Joe Scarlet. — 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drover
  1. herdsman
  2. herder
  3. stockman
  4. cattleman
  5. cowherd
  6. rancher
Noun
  • The military has also been stretched by efforts to combat armed gangs carrying out mass kidnappings for ransom, and fighting between semi-nomadic herdsmen and settled farmers in states across the center of the country.
    — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Arcturus is the brightest star in the constellation Bootes the Herdsman, which resembles a giant kite more than a herdsman.
    — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 5 July 2026
Definition of herdsman
Noun
  • That didn't stop Arrowsmith from agreeing to the deal, who is at risk of selling his goats and laying off his herders.
    — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Grazing companies said the change could push annual wages for a goat herder to about $240,000, compared with roughly $60,000 under the previous structure.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of herder
Noun
  • For stockmen and women, there’s nothing more rewarding than a 283-day pregnancy that results in a contented cow and a healthy calf.
    — Susan Koch, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
  • The stockman rolls on narrow 21/18-inch spoked enduro wheels.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Jan. 2026
Definition of stockman
Noun
  • The establishment celebrates its nearly 70 years of Vegas connections, from Mafia chieftains (The Mob Room dining space) to Elvis to the Rat Pack to gamblers and cattlemen.
    — Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
  • Kirk Wilbur, vice president of government affairs cattlemen’s association, said the organization is concerned about that division of funding — especially if funding is reduced.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Definition of cattleman
Noun
  • In Chinese mythology, Zhinü, a weaver girl represented by the Vega star, falls in love with Niulang, a cowherd embodied by the Altair star.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • It’s attributed to a cowherd named Caedmon, who is thought to have composed the poem in a burst of inspiration following a religious dream.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 18 May 2026
Definition of cowherd
Noun
  • Cattle rancher Johnny Mestas doesn’t want to get too worked up about New World screwworm, a fly whose parasitic larvae can eat cattle alive.
    — Max Saltman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Scritchfield, a former rancher, described seeing wild horses starving on the range.
    — Stina Sieg, NPR, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of rancher

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“Drover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drover. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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