cowpuncher

[ kou-puhn-cher ]

noun

1. a cowboy or cowgirl.

cowpuncher

/ ˈkaʊˌpəʊk; ˈkaʊˌpʌntʃə /

noun

1. informal words for cowboy

Word History and Origins

Origin of cowpuncher¹

1875–80; cow ¹ + puncher ( punch ¹, -er ¹ )

Example Sentences

For a proper game of Texas hold ’em, check out the artist Matt McCormick’s deck of playing cards illustrated with lasso-wielding cowpunchers.

From New York Times

He is both corrupt and pure, a dynastic potentate in a helicopter and a solitary cowpuncher in the saddle.

From The New Yorker

They worked as coal miners, train mechanics, barkeeps, cowpunchers, lumberjacks, shepherds and Indian traders — Slavs, Italians, Finns, Russians, Irish, Greeks, Mexicans, Navajos and Zunis.

From Los Angeles Times

The supporting cast was mostly disenfranchised Indians, Mexicans, and cowpunchers, all of whom possessed horsemanship and livestock skills honed on the vanishing frontier.

From Literature

"Holy Smoke, Bruce, you can't wear an ordinary cowpuncher hat with them varnished shoes an' that there necktie an' that dude suit!"

From Project Gutenberg

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