noun
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a person who breeds, rears, or tends cattle
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a person who owns or rears cattle on a large scale, usually for beef, esp the owner of a cattle ranch
Etymology
Origin of cattleman
Example Sentences
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Another Texas cattleman who traveled to ExpoZebu in 2023 to scope out the genetics scene was more critical, calling Viatina-19, and cows like her, “man-made freaks.”
From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2024
All possessed wealth due to their headrights—and the Osage Tribal Council suspected that a prominent local white cattleman, William K. Hale, might be to blame.
From National Geographic • Sep. 15, 2023
“It’s an extraordinary coincidence that this many people have gone missing,” Mr. Stoney, the cattleman, said, “but you would hope they’ve all just misstepped and nothing else is involved.”
From New York Times • Aug. 4, 2021
Instead, he described himself as a farmer and cattleman.
From Washington Post • May 26, 2021
The tradition of the frontier cattleman is as tenderly nurtured in Texas as is the hint of Norman blood in England.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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