ranchman
Runs the spread
A ranchman is a man who owns or works on a ranch.
The term is somewhat old-fashioned, with rancher now more common for owners and ranch hand for employees.
The ranchman surveyed his cattle from horseback.
One tending livestock
- stockmanLivestock raiser or tender
- livestockDomesticated farm animals
- pastureGrazing ground for livestock
- grazingFeeding on pasture
herd · breeder · feedlot · branding · roundup · cattle · bovine · fodder
Livestock handler on ranches
- lassoLooped rope for catching
- saddleMounted rider's seat
- chapsProtective riding legwear
- rodeoCowboy skills competition
bronco · spurs · corral · mustang · buckaroo · cowpoke · bandana · giddyup
Amount of land owned
- pasturelandLand for grazing animals
- rangeExtent of variation
- spreadTo distribute widely
- haciendaSpanish-speaking country estate
estancia · homestead · fencing · windmill · watertank · outbuilding · corral · barn
Early explorer or settler
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
- settlerOne who colonizes territory
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- prairieOpen grassy flatland
stagecoach · goldrush · prospector · outlaw · sheriff · saloon · gunfighter · desperado
herdsman
One tending livestock
- stockmanLivestock raiser or tender
- livestockDomesticated farm animals
- pastureGrazing ground for livestock
grazing · herd · breeder · feedlot · branding · roundup · cattle · bovine · fodder · heifer
wrangler
Livestock handler on ranches
rodeo · bronco · spurs · corral · mustang · buckaroo · cowpoke · bandana · giddyup · horseman
acreage
Amount of land owned
- pasturelandLand for grazing animals
- rangeExtent of variation
- spreadTo distribute widely
hacienda · estancia · homestead · fencing · windmill · watertank · outbuilding · corral · barn · property
pioneer
Early explorer or settler
prairie · stagecoach · goldrush · prospector · outlaw · sheriff · saloon · gunfighter · desperado · buffalo
ranchmancrop farmer
One who cultivates plants
grain farmer · wheat farmer · sharecropper · orchardist · corn farmer
ranchmancity dweller
Urban area inhabitant
urbanite · townsman · suburbanite · metropolitan · factory worker