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rancher

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ranch·er  (rnchr)
n.
1. One that owns or manages a ranch.
2. A rectangular house of one story; a ranch house.

rancher [ˈrɑːntʃə]
n
(Business / Professions) a person who owns, manages, or works on a ranch
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.rancherrancher - a person who owns or operates a ranch
farmer, granger, husbandman, sodbuster - a person who operates a farm
grazier - a rancher who grazes cattle or sheep for market
Translations
rancher [ˈrɑːntʃəʳ] Nganadero/a m/f, ranchero/a m/f
rancher [ˈrɑːntʃər] n (= owner) → propriétaire mf de ranch (= manager) → exploitant(e) m/f de ranch
ranch hand nouvrier/ière m/f agricole
ranch house nranch m
rancher
nRancher(in) m(f), → Viehzüchter(in) m(f)
rancher [ˈrɑːntʃəʳ] n (owner) → proprietario di un ranch; (ranch hand) → cowboy m inv
rancher [ˈrɑːntʃəʳ] n (owner) → proprietario di un ranch; (ranch hand) → cowboy m inv


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Mary Dusak had been housekeeper for a bachelor rancher from Boston, and after several years in his service she was forced to retire from the world for a short time.
Inoffensive ranchers in remote valleys were held up by armed men and compelled to identify themselves.
Coming out on a wagon road that led upward, he followed it for several miles, emerging in a small, mountain-encircled valley, where half a dozen poor ranchers farmed the wine-grapes on the steep slopes.
 
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