noun
Meaning 1
A person who operates a ranch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
rancher
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noun
Meaning 2
A ranch-style house.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Topics: business, real-estate
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ranchhouse
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
a person who owns or operates a ranch
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: farmer, husbandman, granger, sodbuster
Narrower terms: grazier
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English ranch Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English rancher From ranch + -er.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Danish: rancher — person who operates a ranch
- Esperanto: ranĉisto — person who operates a ranch
- Ancient Greek: κτηνοτρόφος (ktēnotróphos) — person who operates a ranch
- Latin: pecuārius — person who operates a ranch
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