grazier

[grey-zher]

noun

Chiefly British.

1. a person who grazes graze cattle for the market.

grazier

/ ˈɡreɪzɪə /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of grazier¹

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

Example Sentences

In the small southeast QLD town of Murgon, scientists have spent decades excavating what appears to be an ordinary clay pit in a local grazier's backyard.

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The council and volunteer grazier, Mark Jackson, look after the herd, which includes several different breeds - Kashmir, Boer a South African breed, and feral goats.

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The two graziers, one from each side of the border, had parked their pickup trucks back-to-back so that Mansfield, 28, could slide over tubs of lousicide for Treloar’s sheep.

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It also said that because of the "present operational situation in Eastern Ladakh, the graziers have been advised to restrict their cattle movements".

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“If the Americans think they can stop Australian graziers killing kangaroos any which way, there’s no way on earth they’re going to stop it. It will not make an ounce of difference.”

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Related Words

• breeder 
• herder 
• herdsman