ranchmen
Western livestock keepers
Ranchmen is the plural of ranchman, a person who owns or works on a ranch.
The term appears in Western American contexts, particularly in older or regional usage: The ranchmen gathered for the annual cattle auction.
Rancher is now more common in general use.
One who raises bovines
- wranglerLivestock handler on ranches
- buckarooWestern cattle herder
- lassoLooped rope for catching
- chapsProtective riding legwear
saddle · spurs · corral · branding · roundup · bronco · bandana · rodeo
Domesticated bovines kept commercially
- herdingManaging animal groups
- grazingFeeding on pasture
- pastureGrazing ground for livestock
- breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
beef · dairy · feedlot · stockyard · veterinary · corrals · herd · sheep
Family farm and dwelling
- settlersThose who establish homes
- pioneersFirst to explore territory
- prairieOpen grassy flatland
- westwardToward the sunset
territory · expansion · landrush · pioneering · frontiersman · manifest destiny · rangeland · open range
Amount of land owned
- rangelandLand for grazing animals
- pasturelandLand for grazing animals
- spreadTo distribute widely
- propertySomething owned or inherent
fencing · water rights · grazing rights · leasehold · boundaries · surveying · outbuildings · barn
cattleman
One who raises bovines
chaps · saddle · spurs · corral · branding · roundup · bronco · bandana · rodeo · mustang
cattle
Domesticated bovines kept commercially
breeding · beef · dairy · feedlot · stockyard · veterinary · corrals · herd · sheep · horses
homestead
Family farm and dwelling
westward · territory · expansion · landrush · pioneering · frontiersman · manifest destiny · rangeland · open range · frontier life
acreage
Amount of land owned
- rangelandLand for grazing animals
- pasturelandLand for grazing animals
- spreadTo distribute widely
property · fencing · water rights · grazing rights · leasehold · boundaries · surveying · outbuildings · barn · stable
ranchmencity dwellers
People living in metropolises
urbanites · townspeople · office workers · factory workers · metropolitans
ranchmenfarmers
Land-cultivating occupation holders
croppers · sharecroppers · tillers · homesteaders · agriculturalists