Definition of "rancher"

By the 1960s in North America sprawling ranchers and backsplits with attached garages had become common […]

1987, E. C. Relph, The Modern Urban Landscape: 1880 to the Present, page 174

We know that if a realtor got a listing for a rancher in the neighborhood of property one: that similar houses there will sell, with some effort, for about $59,000.

2009, Thomas Collins, How to Invest in Real Estate, page 21