Definition of cowpunchernext
as in cowboy
a hired hand who tends cattle or horses at a ranch or on the range cowpunchers hanging out and telling stories during branding time

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Recent Examples of cowpuncher Joe worked as a cowpuncher in Flagler, Colo., making $150 a day tending to cattle on horseback. Jose A. Del Real, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2022
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cowboy
Noun
  • My father used a powerful glue to reassemble the cowboy, which twenty-five years later still smelled like orange peels.
    Will Mackin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
  • Baby chicks, resplendent in all of their downy softness, were a huge draw, and there was the promise of a cowboy performance with bucking broncos to highlight the rise of the American cowboy.
    Gary Fields, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026

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“Cowpuncher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cowpuncher. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

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