ranchman

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noun

An owner or occupant of a ranch

OriginMiddle English man ← Old English mann ← Proto-West Germanic *mann →
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Meanings

nounranchman (plural ranchmen)

plural ranchmen

  1. An owner or occupant of a ranch
  2. A laborer on a ranch.

Origin

  1. Englishranch
  2. Proto-Indo-European*mon-
  3. Proto-Germanic*mann-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*mann
  5. Old Englishmann
  6. Middle Englishman
  7. Englishranchman

From ranch + -man.

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APA

ranchman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ranchman

MLA

“ranchman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ranchman. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ranchman,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ranchman.

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