rancher

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Recent Examples of rancher Well, the ranchers of Wyoming are very happy with what President Trump has done in terms of beef. NBC news, 13 July 2025 The money also helped farmers and ranchers implement climate smart practices that reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Emma Whitford, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025 Higher beef prices are giving ranchers money to build up their herds; if demand wanes and cattle prices drop, recovery could take longer. Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 23 July 2025 The foundation champions growers, ranchers, markets and merchants, recognizing taste, quality and sustainability. Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for rancher
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Noun
  • The city was originally named Jernigan after a couple of cattlemen who originally settled here.
    Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2025
  • In the November 2024 general election, McGruder defeated Marion Republican Robert Thorne Jr., who is a landscaper and cattleman, by a margin of 4,814 to 4,691, according to the secretary of state's website.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 July 2025
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Houston Tye Hinton, resident stockman at the Anchor 7 Cattle Growers Association, is winding down after a long day of branding cattle.
    Pien Huang, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Just as Darwin cultivated stockmen and pigeon breeders for their familiarity with the mysterious laws of inheritance, biologists interested in rattlesnakes have beaten a path to Martin’s door.
    Thomas Palmer, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
Noun
  • The original maze with a soundtrack composed by the Grammy-winning guitarist will drop visitors onto a rural farm where scarecrows seek vengeance on homesteaders for their past sins against Mother Nature.
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 24 July 2025
  • The government ordered 1,500 homesteaders to leave their farms and towns, and Native American tribes were barred from visiting sacred fishing, hunting, and ceremonial grounds.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 28 Apr. 2020
Noun
  • Ride horseback with local gauchos (skilled horsemen) near the quaint towns of Cachi or Cafayate.
    Carola Fresno, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2025
  • Reiner's a five-time qualifier for the National Finals Rodeo as a bareback horseman, consistently ranked as one of the world's top ten in his sport.
    Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025

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“Rancher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rancher. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

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