bouvier

French

noun
Definitions
  • drover person who drives cattle over long distances
  • herdsman, cattleman man who raises or tends cattle
  • cattle dog type of dog used for droving cattle
  • plowman man who plows land with a plough

Etymology

Inherited from Old French buvier derived from Latin bovārius (of cattle), bovārius (of cattle).

Origin

Latin

bovārius

Gloss

of cattle

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