drover

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈdɹəʊ.və/    美 /ˈdɹoʊ.vəɹ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. 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.
    — 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.

词形变化

drovers plural drovier alternative

词源

Etymology tree
English drove
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English drover
From drove + -er.
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