ranchman

[ ranch-muhn ]

noun

, plural ranch·men.

1. a rancher.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ranchman¹

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; ranch + -man

Example Sentences

By the time he married Fannie, Jim had been a "ranchman in the west, a revolutionist in South America, a gold miner in Alaska, an explorer in Patagonia, and a blockade runner during the Russo-Japanese war," according to the New York Times.

From BBC

Mr. Obama may be the most successful presidential author since Theodore Roosevelt, who wrote 42 books, including the popular “Hunting Trips of a Ranchman,” published in 1885, and “The Wilderness Hunter,” published in 1893.

From New York Times

Farther down the Virgin River, near Mesquite, Nev., is a rancher named Cliven Bundy — “A good, hard-working ranchman,” Bill said.

From New York Times

By its nature and its size Texas invites generalities, and the generalities usually end up as paradox—the “little oF country boy” at a symphony, the booted and blue-jeaned ranchman in Neiman-Marcus, buying Chinese jades.

From Literature

Tells in a stirring way how a schoolboy, after many rough experiences as a scout, Indian fighter and ranchman, finally became a wealthy mine-owner.

From Project Gutenberg

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