Men who herd, raise, or tend to cattle; skilled cowboys or ranch workers responsible for managing cattle herds.
Compound word from 'cattle' + 'men,' dating to the 1700s-1800s with the rise of industrial cattle ranching in North America and the American West.
Cattlemen developed a whole culture with their own vocabulary, clothing style, and skills—the cowboy image we think of today is largely based on these real working ranchers, though their actual work was far more technical and less glamorous than movies suggest!
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