Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Synonyms

grazier

American  
[grey-zher] / ˈgreɪ ʒər /

noun

Chiefly British.
  1. a person who grazes cattle for the market.


grazier British  
/ ˈɡreɪzɪə /

noun

  1. a rancher or farmer who rears or fattens cattle or sheep on grazing land

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of grazier

First recorded in 1225–75, grazier is from the Middle English word grasier. See graze 1, -ier 1

Vocabulary lists containing grazier

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

“We did spend well over $80 billion in assistance to the Afghan security forces,” Grazier told the AP in August 2021.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2024

Defense manufacturers generally don’t want to speak on political issues and instead are focused on running a business, said Dan Grazier of the Stimson Center, a Washington D.C.-based think tank focused on foreign policy.

From Seattle Times • May 3, 2024

Mr. Grazier frustrated art dealers over the years and ultimately took on the task of cold-calling potential buyers himself, at times from pay phones when he did not have a line of his own.

From Washington Post • Jan. 6, 2023

Mr. Grazier traced much of his subject matter, particularly his Victorian houses and Greyhound buses, to his childhood.

From Washington Post • Jan. 6, 2023

But to be sure it was good Sport to see here and there a fat Grazier overthrown by a Pig running between his Legs, and so upsetting him in the Mire.

From Manners & Cvftoms of ye Englyfhe Drawn from ye Qvick by Doyle, Richard