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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  • Visit the historic downtown and museums about cowboys, the Osage Nation, and pioneer life.
    Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2025
  • The characters fall neatly into shopworn archetypes — strong silent cowboy, too-slick businessman, bad boy with a heart of gold, etc. — and are easy to root for in the sense that none of them are interesting enough to be worth rooting against.
    Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025

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“Cowpuncher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cowpuncher. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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