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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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
In Kansas, 65-year-old cattleman Mike Limon thought he had beaten COVID-19 and went back to work for a few days.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2021
“You try to ask a mountain cattleman, and he’ll say, ‘We don’t talk about it up here,’” Mr. Leydon said.
From New York Times • Aug. 4, 2021
A Confederate colonel makes a cattleman teach his troops how to herd Union cattle.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2020
The former sheriff showed up, in the guise of an elderly, quiet cattleman from Texas.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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