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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cowboy
Noun
  • What exactly is a cowboy breakfast biscuit?
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Bighorn Scenic Byway Wyoming Embrace your inner cowboy with a drive along the Bighorn Scenic Byway, which takes you over the crest of the Big Horn Mountains and to spots like the city of Sheridan, where New West meets Old West in the historic downtown.
    Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025

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“Cowpuncher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cowpuncher. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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