as in cowboys
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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cowboys
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Guests dressed up as space cowboys, astronauts, and aliens.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
1 Oct. 2025 -
But in 2005 — the same year an ambitious young Jedi's fall from grace spearheaded a revolution in a galaxy far, far away — another sci-fi movie got busy taking cowboys to the stars.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Cowpunchers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cowpunchers. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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