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ranchman

[ ranch-muh n ]

/ ˈræntʃ mən /

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noun, plural ranch·men.

a rancher.

Origin of ranchman

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; ranch + -man

Words nearby ranchman

rancheria, rancherie, ranchero, ranchette, ranchi, ranchman, rancho, rancho cordova, rancho cucamonga, rancho palos verdes, rancid

Example sentences from the Web for ranchman

On a peg just inside the door of the ranchman's old wine shed hung one of the horses' unused nosebags.

A-Birding on a Bronco |Florence A. Merriam
This was the Judgeship of the Plains, an office charged directly with the interests of the ranchman.

Sixty Years in Southern California 1853-1913 |Harris Newmark
He was built like a pine-tree, and had a playful tongue, and also he was a ranchman like the Boy that was gone.

The World For Sale, Complete |Gilbert Parker
As he was finishing, the ranchman came in and, when the food had been put away, took Bob out to teach him how to throw the rope.

Bob Chester's Grit |Frank V. Webster

Roosevelt, meanwhile, was proving himself as capable as a ranchman as he was courageous as an investor.

Roosevelt in the Bad Lands |H. Hagedorn.