grazier C2 Topic:Plants & Agriculture US /ˈɡreɪziər/ UK /ˈɡreɪziə/ See IPA manual Freq #137448 Meanings 1 noun a farmer or landholder who raises grazing livestock, especially cattle or sheep The grazier moved the sheep to higher pasture when the low fields began to dry. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a farmer or landholder who... livestock farmerstock farmerrancher More pastoralist Word family Forms graziers Related forms grazegrazingpastureherder Etymology From Middle English grasiere, an agent noun based on grasen ('to graze'), later remodeled as graze + -ier. The occupational term is especially common in British and Australian English. Topics Plants & Agriculture External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # grazier **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɡreɪziər/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɡreɪziə/ **Frequency rank:** 137448 ## Meanings 1. a farmer or landholder who raises grazing livestock, especially cattle or sheep ## Examples - The grazier moved the sheep to higher pasture when the low fields began to dry. ## Synonyms - livestock farmer - stock farmer - rancher - pastoralist ## Related Forms - graze - grazing - pasture - herder ## Etymology From Middle English grasiere, an agent noun based on grasen ('to graze'), later remodeled as graze + -ier. The occupational term is especially common in British and Australian English. ## Topics - Plants & Agriculture markdown