What Do You Call Someone Who Moves Cattle or Sheep? Drover or Stockman

A person who moves livestock (cattle, sheep) overland on foot is called a drover (Australia, UK, historical US) or stockman (Australia, NZ). In the American West, cowboy is the mounted equivalent.

Key distinctions:

• Droving: Long-distance movement on foot/horseback along stock routes; historically vital before rail/truck transport.
• Stockman: Broader term for livestock handler; may manage station/ranch daily.
• Modern context: Trucks/rail have largely replaced droving; but it persists in remote Australian outback (e.g., Birdsville Track) and ceremonial drives.

Famous droving routes: Australia's Murranji Track, Canning Stock Route; US Chisholm Trail (cattle drives).