What does cowpuncher mean?
Cowpuncher means (informal) A cowboy.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(informal) A cowboy.
The miscellaneous setting of horses, dogs, saddles, wagons, guns, and cow-punchers' paraphernalia oppressed the metropolitan eye of the wrecked sportsman.
"They might keep you in jail six months before trial, that's a scheme this new prosecutor's got to break a man and make him so weak he'll convict himself. My advice to you is keep out of it. A cowpuncher's got no business to set up as a killer in these degenerate times, Gustin; that's a luxurious distinction only a man with money can afford. Let that feller go. If he deserves killin', somebody'll come along in time and do it, and save you the trouble and expense."
Use cowpuncher when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cowpuncher means (informal) A cowboy.
Common synonyms include cowpoke, puncher, cowboy, cattleman.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The miscellaneous setting of horses, dogs, saddles, wagons, guns, and cow-punchers' paraphernalia oppressed the metropolitan eye of the wrecked sportsman.
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