ranchero

[ ran-chair-oh; Spanish rahn-che-raw ]
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noun,plural ran·che·ros [ran-chair-ohz; Spanish rahn-che-raws]. /rænˈtʃɛər oʊz; Spanish rɑnˈtʃɛ rɔs/. (in Spanish America and the southwestern U.S.)
  1. a rancher.

Origin of ranchero

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1820–30; <Spanish, equivalent to ranch(o) ranch + -ero<Latin -ārius-ary

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How to use ranchero in a sentence

  • Bloodson's reputation had been so long established on the prairies that the ranchero must feel affected in his presence.

    The Trapper's Daughter | Gustave Aimard
  • "Let us hear it," said Bloodson, who had begun to listen with extreme interest to the ranchero's wandering statement.

    The Trapper's Daughter | Gustave Aimard

British Dictionary definitions for ranchero

ranchero

/ (rɑːnˈtʃɛərəʊ) /


nounplural -ros
  1. Southwestern US another word for rancher

Origin of ranchero

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C19: from American Spanish

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