"ranchhand" meaning in English

See ranchhand in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: ranchhands [plural]
Etymology: ranch + hand. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|ranch|hand}} ranch + hand Head templates: {{en-noun}} ranchhand (plural ranchhands)
  1. A manual laborer on a ranch, often working under a foreman. Hypernyms: hired hand Related terms: cowboy, cowgirl Coordinate_terms: rancher, farmhand, farm hand, fieldhand, field hand
    Sense id: en-ranchhand-en-noun--qNTZydX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for ranchhand meaning in English (1.0kB)

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