ranchers

Definition of ranchersnext
plural of rancher

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ranchers
homesteaders
Noun
  • Success comes for one neighborhood, a few buildings, one block here, a handful of urban homesteaders there.
    Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
  • Metsch, the disability-rights advocate, said her family has been in Colorado for nearly its entire history as a state, ever since her ancestors became homesteaders near Del Norte in the 1880s.
    Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Ranchers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ranchers. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.

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