cattle-dealer

A cattle-dealer inspects a herd in a grassy field.

Definition

Noun: A person whose business is buying and selling cattle (domesticated bovine animals, such as cows, bulls, or oxen).

Usage Examples

• (A trader moving livestock for sale.)
• (His profession involved trading cattle.)

Advanced Usage

• "cattle-dealer" can be used in historical or rural contexts to describe a key figure in agricultural economies.
  • In the 19th century, the cattle-dealer was essential for connecting farms to urban markets. (A vital role in the supply chain.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cattle (n): domesticated bovine animals raised for meat or milk.

  • The farmer owned a hundred head of cattle. (A group of cows, bulls, or oxen.)

• Dealer (n): a person who trades in a particular type of goods.

  • She is a used-car dealer. (Someone who buys and sells used cars.)

Synonyms

• Livestock trader: a person who buys and sells farm animals.
• Cow merchant: a trader specifically dealing in cows.

Related Idioms

• "Sell like cattle": to be sold quickly and in large numbers, often with little care.

  • The tickets sold like cattle at the concert. (They were bought rapidly.)

• "Cattle market": a place where cattle are bought and sold; also used figuratively for a situation where people are treated as commodities.

  • The dating app felt like a cattle market. (A dehumanizing environment.)