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rancher

noun

Definition of rancher

as in cattleman

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Recent Examples of rancher Shawn Harris, a Georgia rancher and a Democratic nominee for the state's 14th Congressional District, told CBS News last month that the plan could run some cattle ranchers out of business. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026 Hig thaws out a bit when an emergency landing drops him in the orbit of a paranoid rancher (Guy Pearce) and his daughter, Cima (Margaret Qualley). — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2026 Gus Mundt, a fourth-generation Montana rancher and dad to a 3-year-old girl, braced at the thought of selling his heifers at lower prices. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 Oyharzabal, a farmer and rancher, eventually owned more than 4,000 acres where his operations included walnuts, alfalfa, grain, sheep and cattle. — Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rancher

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In the northeastern rural town of Robinson, Kansas, Jack Geiger, a cattleman running as an independent for the state House of Representatives, also expressed disappointment with the decision to ease tariffs on beef imports.

— Gaby Vinick, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
The establishment celebrates its nearly 70 years of Vegas connections, from Mafia chieftains (The Mob Room dining space) to Elvis to the Rat Pack to gamblers and cattlemen.

— Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026

Definition of cattleman

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Roosevelt observes that the cougars of his time are docile and timid, terrified of the rifle-bearing ranchman who had come to dominate their homelands.

— Declan Leary, National Review, 12 Sep. 2019
This once summer residence of the Marquis de Mores—an Old West frontier ranchman—and his family includes many of their original furnishings.

— Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian, 6 June 2019

Definition of ranchman

Noun

The American Dream, in this sense, moved from production to consumption, from homesteaders growing crops to homeowners buying appliances.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
That was whittled down to one that raises the homestead threshold for the longest-residing residents, the homesteaders.

— Peggy Gossett-Seidman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of homesteader

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At this point occurs the climax of the tale, Ichabod’s encounter with the headless horseman, whom the reader assumes is Brom Bones playing a mischievous trick on him.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Anne, who was born on August 15, 1950, first got married at age 23 to Captain Mark Phillips, an Olympic gold medal-winning horseman and military officer.

— Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 21 Aug. 2026

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