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ran⋅che⋅ro

[ran-chair-oh; Sp. rahn-che-raw]
–noun, plural -che⋅ros [-chair-ohz; Sp. -che-raws] . (in Spanish America and the southwestern U.S.)
a rancher.

Origin:
1820–30; < Sp, equiv. to ranch(o) ranch + -ero < L -ārius -ary
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ran·che·ro   (rān-châr'ō)   
n.   pl. ran·che·ros Southwestern U.S.
A ranch owner; a rancher.

[American Spanish, from rancho, small ranch; see ranch.]
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