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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.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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TIME,
12 Apr. 2024
Lancashire heelers are drovers, meaning they have been used to herd cattle and other livestock.
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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.
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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
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Boötes is often depicted as a herdsman, but its real value lies in its role as a guidepost.
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More traditionally, Boötes is a herdsman or a plowman.
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Parts of what was once open fine alpine grassland, which Tibetans call pangtang where herders moved freely and gazed across the boundless horizon, are now covered by dense rows of solar panels.
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Comprising more than 300 folktales and legends from northern Norway, including many from the coastal Sámi and the Skolt Sámi of eastern Finland, this anthology shares narratives told by fishers, farmers, reindeer herders, lay preachers and teachers.
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For stockmen and women, there’s nothing more rewarding than a 283-day pregnancy that results in a contented cow and a healthy calf.
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The stockman rolls on narrow 21/18-inch spoked enduro wheels.
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President Donald Trump has appointed a Texas cattleman to help lead the nation's New World screwworm response as the threat continues to spread, with Texas confirming four cases and New Mexico reporting its first.
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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.
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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.
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The sculpture depicts Krishna, the protector, raising a mountain with his left arm to shield cowherds from the wrathful storm unleashed by Indra—a pivotal motif in Khmer art.
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Dwight, the rancher, finds an untimely death in episode 5 after he’s killed by Rio Paloma police.
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According to local lore, the tradition began when a rancher in the Nebraska Sandhills tossed a few lawn chairs into a stock tank, climbed in, and let the river do the rest—the idea stuck.
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“Drover.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drover. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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