ranchman

Example Sentences

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By the time he married Fannie, Jim had been a "ranchman in the west, a revolutionist in South America, a gold miner in Alaska, an explorer in Patagonia, and a blockade runner during the Russo-Japanese war," according to the New York Times.

From BBC

Mr. Obama may be the most successful presidential author since Theodore Roosevelt, who wrote 42 books, including the popular “Hunting Trips of a Ranchman,” published in 1885, and “The Wilderness Hunter,” published in 1893.

From New York Times

Farther down the Virgin River, near Mesquite, Nev., is a rancher named Cliven Bundy — “A good, hard-working ranchman,” Bill said.

From New York Times

Tells in a stirring way how a schoolboy, after many rough experiences as a scout, Indian fighter and ranchman, finally became a wealthy mine-owner.

From Project Gutenberg

The ranchman whom Woodring had worked for previous to entering the bank, bought the squaw-man out, made Woodring cashier, and sold to him a block of stock and took his note for the amount.

From Project Gutenberg