grazier
(Australia) The owner of a large property on which sheep or cattle graze.
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(Australia) The owner of a large property on which sheep or cattle graze.
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(UK, historical) 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.
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