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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Malone describes moving to Denver 50-plus years ago with his wife, Leslie, and falling in love with the beauty of the Rockies, the cowboy culture, the clean air, and the ethic of freedom dominant in the West at the time.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
1 Feb. 2026
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Bella Hadid's relationship with cowboy prodigy Adan Banuelos has quietly come to an end a little after two years of dating.—
Glamour,
Glamour,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Cowpuncher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cowpuncher. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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