rancher
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of rancher
Example Sentences
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The fourth series he’s produced this year, this “Yellowstone” spinoff has Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser reprising their roles and doing battle against a rival rancher in South Texas.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
Patrick Janssen, a fellow farmer and rancher in Kinsley, Kansas, shared the sentiment, saying that the relief added a 3% increase in his gross revenue, just covering his losses for the year.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026
Darrell George Crofts was born Aug. 14, 1938, in Cisco, Texas, where his father was a cattle rancher.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
In Medora: In “Wooly Boys,” a grizzled sheep rancher played by Peter Fonda is tricked into taking a road trip with his grandson.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026
A few weeks after Enrique arrived in Nuevo Laredo, Mexican immigrant Eusebio de Haro Espinosa, twenty-three, went up to a rancher in Bracketville, Texas, forty miles from the border, and asked for water.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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