wrangler

noun

wran·gler | \ ˈraŋ-g(ə-)lər

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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a rough-hewn wrangler who never says much known as a petty, unrelenting wrangler who likes argument for the sake of argument

Recent Examples on the Web This was a job for Grant Lehmann, puppeteer and ear wrangler. — New York Times, 4 June 2021 Three dogs loped past, while a wrangler in a broad Spanish hat and chaps saddled a horse. — Brian Smale, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Apr. 2021 Wilson, a shopping cart wrangler at the store, went to the offices immediately after arriving for work, wounding a man and a woman in one room before going down the hall and killing a 49-year-old store manager, Ryder said. — Mary Altaffer And Michael R. Sisak, Star Tribune, 20 Apr. 2021 Hiaasen’s 15th novel for adults belongs to Angie Armstrong, whose job as a wildlife wrangler involves removing errant raccoons, possums, skunks, etc., from homes and businesses and releasing them humanely in the wild. — Oline H. Cogdill Sun Sentinel, Star Tribune, 14 Sep. 2020 Hiaasen’s 15th novel for adults belongs to Angie Armstrong, whose job as a wildlife wrangler involves removing errant raccoons, possums or skunks, etc., from homes and businesses and releasing them humanely into the wild. — Oline H. Cogdill, sun-sentinel.com, 18 Aug. 2020 Suicide Squad fits in nicely with this series as players will remember how the post-credits ending of Origins showed Amanda Waller, the wrangler of the Squad, extending an invite to Deathstroke. — Nick Romano, EW.com, 7 Aug. 2020 After dropping out of high school to join the Marine Corps, Mr. Brimley was a bodyguard for reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes and a wrangler for ranches throughout the West. — Adam Bernstein, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2020 After dropping out of high school to join the Marine Corps, Mr. Brimley was a bodyguard for reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes and a wrangler for ranches throughout the West. — Adam Bernstein, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2020

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