- grazier
- noun Date: 15th century 1. a person who grazes cattle; broadly rancher 2. Australian a sheep raiser
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Grazier — Gra zier, n. One who pastures cattle, and rears them for market. [1913 Webster] The inhabitants be rather . . . graziers than plowmen. Stow. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grazier — (n.) late 13c. as a surname, agent noun from GRAZE (Cf. graze) (v.1) … Etymology dictionary
grazier — [grā′zhər; grā′zē ər] n. Chiefly Brit. a person who grazes beef cattle for sale … English World dictionary
Grazier — Recorded in many forms including Gras, Grasner, Graser (German), Grace, Graser, Grass, Grazier (English), Grassick, Gracey, and Gracie (Scottish and Irish), Legras, Grassot, Grassin (French), Grassi and Grasso (Italian) and Grasna believed to be… … Surnames reference
Grazier — … Wikipedia
grazier — /gray zheuhr/, n. Chiefly Brit. a person who grazes cattle for the market. [1225 75; ME grasier. See GRAZE1, IER1] * * * … Universalium
grazier — noun a) One who grazes cattle and/or sheep on a rural property. Graziers on the tablelands are in dire straits because they do not have enough winter feed and will have to keep reducing stock. b) The owner of a large property on which sheep or… … Wiktionary
Grazier — sheep or cattle farmer … Dictionary of Australian slang
grazier — Australian Slang sheep or cattle farmer … English dialects glossary
grazier — gra·zi·er || greɪʒər / zjÉ™ n. one who grazes livestock for sale … English contemporary dictionary