DROVER

herder, herdsman, drover

(noun) someone who drives a herd

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

drover (plural drovers)

A person who drives animals, especially cattle or sheep, over long distances.

Source: Wiktionary


Dro"ver, n.

1. One who drives cattle or sheep to market; one who makes it his business to purchase cattle, and drive them to market. Why, that's spoken like an honest drover; so they sell bullocks. Shak.

2. A boat driven by the tide. [Obs.] Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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26 January 2025

NEGLECT

(verb) leave undone or leave out; “How could I miss that typo?”; “The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten”


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