drover

Plural: drovers

Noun

• 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

• "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

driver, herder, herdsman