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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McGuane’s cowboys lose fights—for women, for their ranches, for their dreams—and tend to know when they’ve been beaten.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
30 Oct. 2025
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The Call Me By Your Name actor plays an outlaw among a group of travelers in the Old West who team up with a cowboy named Merrick Beckford (Myles Clohessy) on a dangerous journey.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Cowpuncher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cowpuncher. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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