name
Meaning 1
A surname originating as an occupation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
grazier
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈɡɹeɪziə(ɹ)/
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/ˈɡɹeɪʒə(ɹ)/
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rhymes with -eɪʒə(ɹ)
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CMU ARPABET: G R EY1 Z IY0 ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
One who grazes cattle and/or sheep on a rural property.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, historical
Examples
- Graziers on the tablelands are in dire straits because they do not have enough winter feed and will have to keep reducing stock.
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noun
Meaning 3
The owner of a large property on which sheep or cattle graze.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia
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noun
Meaning 4
a rancher who grazes cattle or sheep for market
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: rancher
History
Etymology
From grazier, an occupational surname for someone who reared or grazed cattle.
Inherited from Middle English grasiere, from grasen (“to graze”) + -iere (agentive suffix). By surface analysis, graze + -ier.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 牧場工人 /牧场工人 (mùchǎng gōngrén) — one who grazes cattle or sheep
- Finnish: paimen — one who grazes cattle or sheep
- Chinese Mandarin: 牧場主人 /牧场主人 (mùchǎng zhǔrén) — owner of a property
- Finnish: karjatilallinen — owner of a property