ranchman
- noun
- /ˈræntʃmən/
- US
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- Winona has been married, "since coming home," to a wiry ranchman who patiently installed twelve miles of pipe to furnish reliable water to their cattle.
Examples
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After years of hard work, the ranchman finally expanded his property to include more grazing fields.
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My father or any other veteran ranchman would have shouldered labor like this only on shares.
Fiction book (1993) -
Sorry, Ranchman, but I just don't buy it.
Blog text (19) -
Colored man pulls his revolver and quickly shoots down the ranchman.
Academic text (1994) -
You're a ranchman.
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The ranchman worked tirelessly to manage the cattle and maintain the land.
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As a dedicated ranchman, he took pride in raising healthy animals and producing quality goods.
Synonyms
458
1.8
A person who looks after cattle, often riding horses
88
2.7
A person who owns or looks after a ranch that has cattle and sheep
9
9.8
A cowboy in the western United States, especially in California or Nevada
9
6.8
A person who owns or works on a ranch
6
9.1
A person who works on a ranch and looks after cattle, often on a horse
4
4.2
A person who raises and looks after cattle on a farm or ranch
1
5.0
A person who looks after and moves a group of animals like cows or sheep
1
7.4
A person who raises and looks after grazing animals like cattle or sheep
1
6.8
A person who looks after cows, often riding a horse on a farm
1
9.9
A person who looks after cattle on a ranch, often on horseback
1
8.8
A person who looks after cattle or sheep on grassland for sale
1
5.5
A person who looks after cows on a farm or ranch, often riding a horse
A person who cares for livestock and looks after open land
A person who owns or manages a large South American ranch
How Senior
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ranchman comes from the parts ranch and man, and ranch comes from the Spanish rancho, meaning 'a small farm or camp'. So a ranchman is a 'man of the ranch', like a farmer who works on a large cattle farm, which is why the word means a man who owns or works on a ranch.