Drover
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A drover is a person who drives animals in droving
. Depending on dialect, drover may be synonymous with teamster
.
Occupations in droving include:
Drover may also refer to:
People with the surname Drover:
Drovers may refer to:
Droving
Droving is the practice of moving livestock over large distances by walking them "on the hoof".Droving stock to market, usually on foot and often with the aid of dogs, has a very long history in the old world...
. Depending on dialect, drover may be synonymous with teamster
Teamster
A teamster, in modern American English, is a truck driver. The trade union named after them is the International Brotherhood of Teamsters , one of the largest unions in the United States....
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Occupations in droving include:
- Drover (Australian)Drover (Australian)A drover in Australia is a person, typically an experienced stockman, who moves livestock, usually sheep or cattle, "on the hoof" over long distances. Reasons for droving may include: delivering animals to a new owner's property, taking animals to market, or moving animals during a drought in...
, a person who moves animals over long distances in Australia - Cattle drives in the United StatesCattle drives in the United StatesCattle drives were a major economic activity in the American west, particularly between the years 1866-1886, when 20 million cattle were herded from Texas to railheads in Kansas for shipments to stockyards in Chicago and points east...
Drover may also refer to:
- de Havilland Australia DHA-3 DroverDe Havilland Australia DHA-3 DroverThe de Havilland Australia DHA-3 Drover is a small transport aircraft that was built by de Havilland Australia in the 1940s and 1950s. The aircraft had some similarities with the two-engine British-built de Havilland Dove but used a trimotor configuration.-Design and development:Design work on the...
, a small transport aircraft - The australian term for Duster (clothing)Duster (clothing)A duster is a light, loose-fitting long coat.The original dusters were full-length, light-colored canvas or linen coats worn by horsemen to protect their clothing from trail dust. These dusters were typically slit up the back to hip level for ease of wear on horseback and were the recommended...
People with the surname Drover:
- Glen DroverGlen DroverGlen Drover is a heavy metal guitarist from Missisauga, Ontario, Canada. He currently resides in MississaugaOntario. Drover is best known as the former lead guitarist in Megadeth and King Diamond, as well as his own band Eidolon, along with his brother Shawn Drover.-History:Glen Drover began...
(born 1969), Canadian heavy metal guitarist - Sam DroverSam DroverSam Drover was a long time member of Newfoundland's House of Assembly and founded the Newfoundland Co-operative Commonwealth Federation , a social democratic political party....
(1911–2005), Canadian politician - Shawn DroverShawn DroverShawn Drover is a Canadian drummer, best-known for his work with the heavy metal band Megadeth....
(born 1966), Canadian heavy metal drummer
Drovers may refer to:
- Drovers (fictional farm)Drovers (fictional farm)Drovers Run is a fictional farm in the hit drama show McLeod's Daughters. It has been in the McLeod family for generations passed on from father to son...and now to daughter.-Storyline:...
, a fictional farm in the television drama McLeod's Daughters - Drovers MagazineDrovers MagazineDrovers, America's beef business source is a monthly magazine that claims to be the oldest livestock publication in the United States....
, a monthly magazine - The DroversThe DroversThe Drovers are a Chicago rock band whose original songs were influenced by Irish traditional dance music.Founded by Irish traditional fiddler Seán Cleland in 1988, the group recorded four albums and soundtrack music for the motion pictures, Backdraft and Blink...
, a Chicago rock band