cowpunchers

plural of cowpuncher
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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  • Still, there’s clearly some lingering bad blood between the two old cowboys.
    Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The clouds are as much a character in Murphy’s work as the cowboys, though the former are unchanged since the Oceti Sakowin first formed their confederacy.
    Casey Cep, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Cowpunchers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cowpunchers. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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