cowpuncher

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

cow +‎ puncher

Noun

cowpuncher (plural cowpunchers)

  1. (informal) A cowboy
    • about 1900, O. Henry, Hygeia at the Solito
      The miscellaneous setting of horses, dogs, saddles, wagons, guns, and cow-punchers' paraphernalia oppressed the metropolitan eyes of the wrecked sportsman.
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