cattleman

noun

cat·​tle·​man ˈka-tᵊl-mən How to pronounce cattleman (audio)
-ˌman
: one who tends or raises cattle

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Regeneration, Not Extraction A few decades ago, Will Harris, a fourth-generation cattleman, looked at his family’s farm and realized something was off. Steven Fabos, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2025 One morning in early January, the ranch’s owner, Martín Wall, a forty-five-year-old cattleman and a seventh-generation Texan, showed me around. Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025 One morning in early January, the ranch’s owner, Martín Wall, a forty-five-year-old cattleman and a seventh-generation Texan, showed me around. Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025 Together, almost 200 lawsuits allege that everyone from cattlemen to meat wholesalers and distributors to end users like McDonald’s have lost billions of dollars because they were either forced to pay too much for beef or were paid too little for their cattle. Peter Green, Quartz, 26 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for cattleman

Word History

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cattleman was in 1864

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“Cattleman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cattleman. Accessed 11 May. 2025.

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cattleman

noun
cat·​tle·​man -mən How to pronounce cattleman (audio)
-ˌman
: a person who raises cattle

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