Word Study
grazier
CIDE DICTIONARY
grazier, n.
One who pastures cattle, and rears them for market. [1913 Webster]
"The inhabitants be rather . . . graziers than plowmen." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
grazier, n.
1 a person who feeds cattle for market.
2 Austral. a large-scale sheep-farmer or cattle-farmer.
1 a person who feeds cattle for market.
2 Austral. a large-scale sheep-farmer or cattle-farmer.
Derivative
graziery n.
Etymology
GRASS + -IER
ROGET THESAURUS
grazier
Husbandry
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