drover

Plural: drovers

Noun

• A person who drives or herds livestock.
• someone who drives a herd
• A person who drives animals (which are on foot or on the hoof, walking to some destination), especially cattle or sheep, and especially over long distances.

Examples

• As a drover of tiles, he skillfully moved letters to form big words.
• In the present day, we take it for granted that livestock are transported by truck or rail, but in past centuries, they were driven by drovers, and a herd might be met on any street, road, or highway.

Synonyms

herder, herdsman, driver