Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - drover

 noun  Date: 15th century one who drives cattle or sheep DROWN  verb  (~ed; ~ing)  Etymology: Middle English drounen  Date: 14th century  intransitive verb to become ~ed  transitive verb  1.  a. to suffocate by submersion especially in water  b. to submerge especially by a rise in the water level villages ~ed by the flooding river  c. to soak, drench, or cover with a liquid  2. to engage (oneself) deeply and strenuously ~ed himself in work  3. to cause (a sound) not to be heard by making a loud noise — usually used with out  4.  a. to drive out (as a sensation or an idea) ~ed his sorrows in liquor  b. overwhelm