rancher
- noun
- /ˈræntʃər/
- US
- As a skilled rancher, she knows how to raise both sheep and cattle effectively.
- cattle rancher
- farmers and ranchers
- hobby rancher
Then they see a rancher doing hard work.
- Then they see a rancher doing hard work.
- Joining me now is Texas rancher Stephanie Crisp Canales.
- We found Logan Paul's baby wandering through a local rancher's backyard with half an ear.
- But that land is largely in the hands of cattle ranchers, Uri Vista cattle ranchers.
- I play a guy called Jim Hanson who's a rancher, Very small town time rancher in Arizona.
Examples
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Every summer, the rancher hosts a festival to celebrate the local farming community.
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Mr. Bonniwell is a very respectable rancher.
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Then they see a rancher doing hard work.
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I want to be a rancher.
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A small rancher, kind of a legend in our country.
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Some ranchers raised them and killed them.
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Herb was one of the most respected ranchers in this state.
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She would be the proud wife of a bona fide Arizona rancher.
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On private land, a noticeable number of ranchers switched to buffalo and prospered financially and ecologically.
Academic text (1999) -
The rancher managed a large herd of cattle on his sprawling land.
Synonyms
A person who owns or works on a ranch
A person who raises and looks after cattle on a farm or ranch
A person who raises and looks after grazing animals like cattle or sheep
A person who looks after cattle or sheep on grassland for sale
A person who owns or works on a ranch and cares for cattle and horses
A person who owns or manages a large South American ranch
A woman who owns and cares for cattle on a farm
A farmer who raises animals like cattle or sheep for food and milk
A person who keeps and breeds animals like cows and sheep for meat or milk
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Etymology
The word rancher comes from the Spanish word rancho, which gave English the word ranch and meant 'small farm' or 'camp' in Mexico. So a rancher is someone who runs a ranch and raises cattle or sheep.