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.
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Jose A. Del Real, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2022
Jose A. Del Real, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cowpuncher
cowboy
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Quirky roadside figures include giant cowboys, lumberjacks, and dinosaurs.—
Pat Tompkins,
AFAR Media,
18 June 2025
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Irish actor Jack Hudson has signed for the cast of feature adaptation of Matthew Dickens’s comic The Devil’s Train about Hollywood stuntman Hondo, who has a double life as a time-travelling cowboy.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
13 June 2025
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“Cowpuncher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cowpuncher. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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