grazier
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grazier¹
- /ˈɡɹeɪziə(ɹ)/
- /ˈɡɹeɪʒə(ɹ)/
Rhymes with -eɪʒə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English grasiere, from grasen (“to graze”) + -iere (agentive suffix). By surface analysis, graze + -ier.
noun graziers
- 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.
- The owner of a large property on which sheep or cattle graze. They came ungraciously, but after his dark, bodeful hints as to the necessity of their attending service at the grazier's homestead next day, he was invited inside and a place was cleared for him at the table.
Grazier²
Where it comes from
By proprialization from grazier, as an occupational surname for someone who reared or grazed cattle.
proper noun Graziers
- A surname originating as an occupation.
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noun one who grazes cattle or sheep
| 中文 | 牧場工人 /牧场工人 mùchǎng gōngrén |
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noun owner of a property
| 中文 | 牧場主人 /牧场主人 mùchǎng zhǔrén |
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title = {grazier},
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