Definition of wrangler
1 : a bickering disputant
2 [short for horse-wrangler, probably partial translation of Mexican Spanish caballerango groom] : a ranch hand who takes care of the saddle horses; broadly : cowboy
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Examples of wrangler in a Sentence
a rough-hewn wrangler who never says much
known as a petty, unrelenting wrangler who likes argument for the sake of argument
Recent Examples of wrangler from the Web
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First Known Use of wrangler
circa 1510
WRANGLER Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of wrangler for English Language Learners
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: a person who takes care of horses on a ranch
WRANGLER Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of wrangler for Students
1 : a person who quarrels
2 : a worker on a ranch who tends horses or cattle
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