rancher

rancher — noun

1. a person whose job involves raising cattle, horses, or sheep on a large farm in

1.名詞B1
釋義

a person whose job involves raising cattle, horses, or sheep on a large farm in a rural area; or someone who owns that type of farm

例句

Diego has worked as a rancher in Texas for thirty years, managing five hundred cattle.

countable noun: a rancher

The Okafor family now work as ranchers raising goats and sheep for wool.

plural: ranchers; work as ranchers

同義詞
  • cattleman

    more specific — refers strictly to someone who raises cattle, not other livestock; less common in modern use

  • stockman

    used mainly in Australia and New Zealand for someone who looks after livestock on a large farm

用法筆記

Frequently used with a preceding noun that names the type of animal raised (e.g. cattle rancher, sheep rancher).

常見錯誤

❌He is a farmer who works on a large piece of land' (too vague — the specific activity of raising livestock is missing).
✅He is a rancher who raises cattle on a large farm in the countryside.
💡a rancher's work specifically centres on livestock, not crops.