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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCattleman
/ˈkæt.əl.mən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who owns, breeds, or raises cattle, especially on a large ranch.
"The experienced cattleman checked on the herd grazing in the distant pasture." - 2
A person employed to tend or herd cattle.
"Several cattlemen rode out early in the morning to round up the stray calves."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
A compound formed from the Middle English words 'catel' (meaning property or livestock, derived from Old Northern French and Latin 'capitale') and 'man' (Old English 'mann'). First recorded in the early 19th century in North American English, it evolved to specifically denote a man who owns, breeds, or herds cattle on a large scale.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cattleman" is said worldwide
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éleveur de bétail
Transliteration: elevur de betal
"L'éleveur de bétail surveillait son troupeau."
Rinderzüchter
Transliteration: Rinderzüchter
"Der Rinderzüchter versorgte seine Herde auf der Weide."
allevatore di bestiame
Transliteration: allevatore di bestiame
"L'allevatore di bestiame controllava i pascoli."
ganadero
Transliteration: ganadero
"El ganadero cuida de sus animales todas las mañanas."
pecuarista
Transliteration: pecuarista
"O pecuarista geria uma grande fazenda de gado."
पशुपालक
Transliteration: pashupalak
"पशुपालक अपने मवेशियों की देखभाल करता है।"
牧牛人
Transliteration: mù niú rén
"牧牛人在草原上照看他的牛群。"
목축업자
Transliteration: mokchuk-eopja
"목축업자가 들판에서 소를 돌보고 있다."
牧牛業者
Transliteration: bokugyōgyōsha
"牧牛業者が草原で牛の世話をしています。"
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