trail boss
Cattle drive leader
A trail boss is the person in charge of a cattle drive, responsible for the crew, the route, and getting the herd safely to its destination.
The term evokes the American Old West, when cowboys moved livestock across long distances to railheads or markets.
The trail boss rode ahead to scout water sources.
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
- cattle driveMoving herd to market
- herdGrazing animals together
- stampedeFrenzied mass flight
- chuckwagonMobile frontier cooking station
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- Wild Westcowboy, howdy, sheriff, giddyup, lawmen
- livestock workerscowboy, rancher, cattleman, cowherd, cowhand
- expedition leadersexpedition leader, guide, wilderness guide, safari guide, mountain guide
- cattle drivecattle drive, chuck wagon, cowboy, drover, herd
trail bossranch hand
Livestock farm employee
cowhand · drover · wrangler · trail hand · greenhorn
trail bossrancher
One who raises livestock
cattle baron · stockholder · buyer · meatpacker · homesteader
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