ranchman
noun
ranch·man ˈranch-mən 
: rancher
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web 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
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 Word History
First Known Use
1854, in the meaning defined above
ranchman
noun
as in rancher
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- rancher
- granger
- ranchero
- homesteader
- campesino
- farmer
- sharecropper
- crofter
- yeoman
- nester
- farmhand
- agriculturist
- plowman
- cropper
- harvester
- tenant farmer
- reaper
- gleaner
- grower
- cultivator
- gentleman farmer
- subsistence farmer
- agriculturalist
- agronomist
- planter
- tiller
- field hand
- workfolk
- workfolks
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- nonfarmer