broncobuster

[ brong-koh-buhs-ter ]

noun

1. a person who breaks broncos to the saddle.

broncobuster

/ ˈbrɒŋkəʊˌbʌstə /

noun

1. (in the western US and Canada) a cowboy who breaks in broncos or wild horses

Other Words From

• bronco·busting noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of broncobuster¹

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90; bronco + buster

Example Sentences

You might also enjoy two novels about horse trainers: “Boleto,” Alyson Hagy’s atmospheric story about a young man from Wyoming determined to turn a profit on a filly and who, in a crucial moment, tells the horse a story to regain the animal’s trust; and Molly Gloss’s “The Hearts of Horses,” set in Oregon in the early 20th century, which stars a gentle 19-year-old horse whisperer named Martha Lessen who arrives in remote Elwha County, “advertising herself as a broncobuster.”

From New York Times

The Rider would also have benefited from letting us more into the broncobuster’s thoughts instead of focusing on the hurdles that stand in his way.

From Slate

No, Bowman is not your run-of-the-mill broncobuster.

From Time Magazine Archive

He is not only supposed to be a father figure to Tom, but to personify the white man as oppressor�a heavy burden for a broncobuster.

From Time Magazine Archive

Out of the residence door, like a broncobuster sprung from his chute, bounded John Fitzgerald Kennedy.

From Time Magazine Archive