rancher

noun

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

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The cattle rancher worked as Museum founder Mary Cabot Wheelwright’s local Diné bizáád-to-English translator beginning in the late 1940s. Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025 Colorado’s livestock compensation program already heavily favors ranchers. Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 3 July 2025 The Hester family also includes longtime cattle ranchers with an ongoing enterprise in Aurora, Oregon. News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2025 Liberal New York shouldn’t get the credit for our hard-working ranchers. Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for rancher

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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 12 Jul. 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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