n. A person engaged in ranching; one who carries on or works upon a ranch; a ranchman.
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n. a person who owns or operates a ranch
Word Usage
"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."