馬うま方かた

noun

packhorse driver

Historical occupation; refers to a person who led packhorses to transport goods, especially in pre-modern Japan.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、馬うま方かたは荷に物もつを運はこぶ重じゅう要ような役やく割わりを担になっていた。

  In the Edo period, packhorse drivers played an important role in transporting goods.