ranchero
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6.8
- noun
- /rænˈtʃɛroʊ/
- US
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ranchero
- The ranchero shared stories of his family's heritage with the visitors around the fire.
- huevos rancheros
- ranchero sauce
- ranchero music
Examples
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Then one day, a rich and handsome ranchero rode into her village.
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Hanging on the wall was a warped poster of a ranchero strumming a guitar.
Academic text (2007) -
Have you never been invited to a ranchero breakfast?
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His most popular and often reprinted novel, Astucia, portrayed the ranchero as a noble, courteous, and sincere man.
Academic text (1994) -
Still, a few Franciscans and a few Indians cling to the old ways, and some of the rancheros allow them to stay in the mission buildings—no great favor, for they are falling into ruin.
Fiction book (1991) -
The ranchero welcomed guests with traditional food and music at his home.
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Every summer, the ranchero tended to the cattle and trained horses on his land.
Synonyms
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1.8
A person who looks after cattle, often riding horses
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2.7
A person who owns or looks after a ranch that has cattle and sheep
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9.8
A cowboy in the western United States, especially in California or Nevada
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9.1
A person who works on a ranch and looks after cattle, often on a horse
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4.2
A person who raises and looks after cattle on a farm or ranch
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9.9
A person who works with cattle like a cowboy in the southwestern United States
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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
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9.9
A person from the Llanos plains, often a cowboy who herds cattle
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
Compounds
How Senior
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ranchero comes from the Spanish word rancho 'ranch' plus the ending -ero meaning 'person connected to'. So a ranchero is literally a 'person of the ranch', like someone who owns or works on a ranch.