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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

pecuarista

Pronunciation / Transliteration: pe-cua-ris-ta

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Rancher/ˈræn.tʃər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #6500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O pecuarista está sempre atento às necessidades do gado."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who owns or manages a ranch, especially one that raises livestock.

    "The rancher worked tirelessly to ensure the cattle were well-fed and healthy."
  2. 2

    A person engaged in the business of raising animals or crops on a ranch.

    "Many ranchers in the region have adopted sustainable farming practices."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the American Spanish word 'ranchero', originating from 'rancho', which initially referred to a small group of people eating together and later evolved to mean a rural establishment for raising livestock. It entered the English lexicon in the 19th century during the westward expansion of the United States to denote the owner or manager of a large cattle or sheep farm.

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