grazier
grazier · graziers
A person who grazes cattle and/or sheep on a rural propertyA person who grazes cattle and/or sheep on a rural property.
/ˈɡɹeɪziə(ɹ)/
Meaning
2 senses(UK, historical)A person 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.
a rancher who grazes cattle or sheep for market
(Australia)The owner of a large property on which sheep or cattle graze.
Origin
Inherited from Middle English grasiere, from grasen (“to graze”) + -iere (agentive suffix)Inherited from Middle English grasiere, from grasen (“to graze”) + -iere (agentive suffix). By surface analysis, graze + -ier.
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