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broncobuster

American  
[brong-koh-buhs-ter] / ˈbrɒŋ koʊˌbʌs tər /

noun

  1. a person who breaks broncos to the saddle.


broncobuster British  
/ ˈbrɒŋkəʊˌbʌstə /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of broncobuster

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

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That American folk hero, the big Western cattleman, has become more of a business executive than a broncobuster.

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In San Diego, a discouraged broncobuster advertised for sale a "Western saddle, bridle, blanket and halter; rope, block and tackle, wheel chair."

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Death Valley Scotty, broncobuster, was such a glutton for chocolate creams that he ate them while his mount was cutting capers.

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In Lewiston, Idaho, Cowboy Gene Rambo, onetime world champion broncobuster and bulldogger, suffered his first injury of the season: a wrenched knee while playing golf.

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His father was a laborer and broncobuster; his mother spoke almost no English and was only semiliterate in Spanish.

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