"cattle-buyer" meaning in All languages combined

See cattle-buyer on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: cattle-buyers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cattle-buyer (plural cattle-buyers)
  1. One who makes a living traveling to ranches and buying cattle on behalf of meatpackers. Synonyms: cattlebuyer
    Sense id: en-cattle-buyer-en-noun-BG~6k76- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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