noun
Meaning 1
A cowboy
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
cowpuncher
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noun
Meaning 2
a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cowboy, puncher, cowman, cattleman, cowpoke, cowhand, cowherd
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ranch hand
Narrower terms: vaquero, buckaroo, buckeroo, cowgirl, gaucho, horse wrangler, wrangler, roper
History
Etymology
From cow + puncher.