rancher

noun

ranch·​er ˈran-chər How to pronounce rancher (audio)
Synonyms of ranchernext
: one who owns or works on a ranch

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If not, online ranchers and suppliers can ship it directly to your door. Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 13 Dec. 2025 Weld County As word spread around about the missing cows, so too did the concern from ranchers. Jesse Sarles, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025 Meals are taken care of by Chef Quinten Frye, a James Beard Award semi-finalist who partners with local farms and ranchers. Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 11 Dec. 2025 Cornell manages to humanize the migrants risking all to cross the border, the ranchers who see themselves as defenders of the land, and the jurors trying to make sense of it all. Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rancher

Word History

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of rancher was in 1836

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“Rancher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rancher. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.

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rancher

noun
ranch·​er ˈran-chər How to pronounce rancher (audio)
: a person who owns or works on a ranch

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