Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that owns or manages a ranch.
- noun A rectangular house of one story; a ranch house.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A person engaged in ranching; one who carries on or works upon a ranch; a ranchman.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A person who operates a
ranch .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person who owns or operates a ranch
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Examples
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“The cold-blooded killing of an Arizona rancher is a sad and sobering reminder of the threats to public safety that exist in our border communities,” Giffords said.
Think Progress » Lou Dobbs: ‘I’m A Man About Building Solutions,’ Not ‘Radicalism’ 2010
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“The cold-blooded killing of an Arizona rancher is a sad and sobering reminder of the threats to public safety that exist in our border communities,” Giffords said.
Think Progress » Lou Dobbs: ‘I’m A Man About Building Solutions,’ Not ‘Radicalism’ 2010
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I also agree with schwings, if a rancher is turning down hunters who want to put some pig in the freezer, they have no right to complain about how the hogs are tearing up their land.
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The film revolves around Captain Lance Deakin who, after returning to civilian life as a Texas rancher, is attacked by members of his former Special Forces unit.
IN THE WORLD OF SCI-FI: NEWS FOR 10/21 | Open Society Book Club Discussions and Reviews 2009
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The film revolves around Captain Lance Deakin who, after returning to civilian life as a Texas rancher, is attacked by members of his former Special Forces unit.
IN THE WORLD OF SCI-FI: NEWS FOR 10/21 | Open Society Book Club Discussions and Reviews 2009
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I also agree with schwings, if a rancher is turning down hunters who want to put some pig in the freezer, they have no right to complain about how the hogs are tearing up their land.
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Bridwell's website notes that the library was named after Joseph S. Bridwell, a businessman and cattle rancher from the area of Wichita Falls, Texas.
Archive 2008-04-01 2008
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I called rancher and told him R was home and water was off.
From Twitter 01-07-2010 e_moon60 2010
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I called a rancher 13 miles thataway for help; he was about to put out some feed, but said he'd come with tools and help me get the water turned off wasn't sure I could do it by hand.
From Twitter 01-07-2010 e_moon60 2010
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Bridwell's website notes that the library was named after Joseph S. Bridwell, a businessman and cattle rancher from the area of Wichita Falls, Texas.
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