Cowpuncher
noun, slang
noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A cowboy informal
"The miscellaneous setting of horses, dogs, saddles, wagons, guns, and cow-punchers' paraphernalia oppressed the metropolitan eye of the wrecked sportsman."
- 2 a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback wordnet
Example
More examples"The miscellaneous setting of horses, dogs, saddles, wagons, guns, and cow-punchers' paraphernalia oppressed the metropolitan eye of the wrecked sportsman."
Etymology
From cow + puncher.
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