grazier
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8.8
- noun
- /ˈɡreɪziər/
- UK
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- Many graziers in the region specialize in raising organic sheep for premium markets.
- professional grazier
Examples
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But a savvy PBD farmer, or "grazier," can increase profits from about $85 to $168 per cow annually through savings on time, labor, equipment, fuel, storage, and other expenses typically associated with confined operations.
Academic text (2004) -
After the great drought of 1902, when graziers gladly had their starving livestock feed on the prickly pear, the pest expanded its area at an ever faster rate.
Academic text (1992) -
Graziers were reluctant to destroy a plant that, though problematical, might keep their starving cattle alive until the rains came.
Academic text (1992) -
Kate had interviewed two types of graziers: some practicing "holistic management" and some grazing the land conventionally.
Blog text (26) -
The full-time inhabitants fall into three categories: professional ranchers, or graziers; older or retired ranchers; and experimenters, some of whom are best classified as hobby ranchers.
Academic text (2008) -
The grazier ensures the cattle have enough grass to eat every day.
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As a grazier, he spends most of his time monitoring the health and growth of the herd.
Synonyms
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1.0
A person who grows crops or raises animals on a farm
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1.9
A person who looks after and guides sheep on open land
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2.7
A person who owns or looks after a ranch that has cattle and sheep
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3.7
A person who looks after and moves animals like sheep or cattle
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4.2
A person who raises and looks after cattle on a farm or ranch
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4.6
A person who cares for cattle and works on a ranch, often riding a horse
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5.6
A person who looks after sheep on open land
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5.0
A person who looks after and moves a group of animals like cows or sheep
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7.4
A person who raises and looks after grazing animals like cattle or sheep
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6.8
A person who looks after cows, often riding a horse on a farm
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9.9
A person who looks after cattle on a ranch, often on horseback
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5.5
A person who looks after cows on a farm or ranch, often riding a horse
A person who owns or works on a ranch and cares for cattle and horses
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
A woman who owns and cares for cattle on a farm
A person who looks after a group of animals like cows or sheep
A man who raises and cares for sheep
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word grazier comes from graze, which is related to grass and at first meant 'to feed on grass'. So a grazier is someone who raises animals that eat grass, like cattle or sheep, and that is why it means a person who keeps livestock.