rancher

Everyday

1. A person who owns or runs a ranch, a very large farm, mainly in the USA, Canada and Australia, where cattle, sheep or horses are raised. tree →
2. (US) A ranch-style house: a long, low house on one floor. tree →

In the lessons

In geography lessons ranchers raise animals on wide grasslands; in stories and westerns ranchers ride horses and drive cattle. Phrases: «cattle rancher», «sheep rancher», «a rancher in Texas».

Examples

• The rancher rode out to check his cattle. tree →
• Ranchers in Montana raise cattle on huge open lands. tree →
• In Australia a rancher is usually called a grazier or station owner. tree →
• The rancher fixed the fence before winter. tree →
• Ranchers need water for their animals in dry summers. tree →
• My uncle is a rancher in Alberta. tree →

Note

Countable: rancher, ranchers. Related: ranch. In Australia people say «station» for a big farm and «grazier» or «pastoralist» for the farmer; in the UK and Ireland, «farmer» is used.