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View synonyms for rancher

rancher

[ ran-cher ]

noun

  1. a person who owns or works on a ranch.


ˈrancher

/ ˈrɑːntʃə /

noun

  1. a person who owns, manages, or works on a ranch
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rancher1

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40; ranch + -er 1
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Example Sentences

Set in 1882 in Wyoming, Rust tells the story of a 13-year-old boy who is sentenced to be hanged after he accidentally kills a rancher.

From BBC

The two-time Oscar winner, who played Montana rancher John Dutton III, left the hit drama last year amid reported tension with Sheridan, issues with the writing and conflicting plans for his passion project “Horizon.”

“These ones who come now are illegal. They don’t come through the system,” said Rose, a beef rancher who lives outside Gustine.

“This is a large-scale theft ring impacting our farmers, our ranchers and agricultural community,” he said.

Until 1848, Arizona, California, Texas, Nevada, Utah, western Colorado and New Mexico were part of Mexico and inhabited by numerous tribes, Indigenous cowboys and Mexican ranchers.

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