rancher

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Recent Examples of rancher In 1892, at a meeting of cattle ranchers at the Stock Raiser’s Convention in Austin, Texas, Dr. B.A. Rogers introduced a novel theory that ticks were behind recent devastating plagues of Texas cattle fever. Sean Lawrence, The Conversation, 18 June 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for rancher
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rancher
Noun
  • The 15-track record is more than just a landmark in the decade-long career of White, a native of Cleburne, Texas — once a cattlemen’s stop on the Chisholm Trail and now home to a museum for the landmark of the Wild West.
    Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2025
  • What was once the domain of multigenerational farmers and cattlemen has transformed into a magnet for billionaires, celebrities, and investors chasing space and solitude.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 June 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
  • His first thought was that this would be a large enough area for hikers to wander around for extended periods, experiencing the classic Ozark Mountain wildness that the original homesteaders of the 1820s had known.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 6 July 2025
  • Three American families reimagine their lives as 1880s homesteaders, foregoing the comforts of present day for a more analog life on the frontier.
    Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 5 July 2025
Noun
  • Professional bareback horsemen Tim O'Connell, Cole Reiner, discuss May's Music City Rodeo, event, culture's potential for growth in Nashville, more.
    Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
  • There were escorts from fighter jets and flag-bearing Arabian horsemen.
    Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 17 May 2025

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“Rancher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rancher. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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