noun
- a person who tends or raises cattle; a cowboy or ranch worker
Usage: common in North American ranching contexts
Examples
- The experienced cattleman managed a herd of over five hundred head.
- He worked as a cattleman on a large Texas ranch for twenty years.
- The cattleman rode out at dawn to check on the grazing cattle.
- Skilled cattlemen are essential to the success of modern ranching operations.
- The old cattleman shared stories of life on the frontier.