Rancher Meaning
/rˈæntʃər/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA person who operates a ranch.
nounA ranch-style house.
Sentence Examples
Sami was a wealthy rancher.
Tom is a cattle rancher.
I know that Tom used to be a cattle rancher.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Every morning, the ____ woke up early to feed the cattle and fix the fences on his land.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ drove his herd of cattle across the open plains to the summer grazing grounds.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English ranch Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English rancher From ranch + -er.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"That story begins in rural Wyoming in 1963, when drifters Ennis and Jack are hired by a local rancher to herd sheep through grazing ground on the titular Brokeback Mountain."
— 2025 June 20, Nick Levine, “'In every theatre, people would leave': How 'gay cowboy movie' Brokeback Mountain challenged Hollywood – and the US”, in BBC, archived from the original on 02 Oct 2025:
"By the 1960s in North America sprawling ranchers and backsplits with attached garages had become common […]"
— 1987, E. C. Relph, The Modern Urban Landscape: 1880 to the Present, page 174:
"We know that if a realtor got a listing for a rancher in the neighborhood of property one: that similar houses there will sell, with some effort, for about $59,000."
— 2009, Thomas Collins, How to Invest in Real Estate, page 21:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Every morning, the ____ woke up early to feed the cattle and fix the fences on his land.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ drove his herd of cattle across the open plains to the summer grazing grounds.