a person who breeds, rears, or tends cattle a person who owns or rears cattle on a large scale, usually for beef, esp the owner of a cattle ranch
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cat•tle•man
(kat′l mən, -man′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -men
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(-mən, -men′).USA pronunciation
- a person who tends or breeds cattle.
- a rancher who raises cattle on a large scale;
the owner of a cattle ranch.
- cattle + man1 1860–65, American.
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