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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

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Etymology

Origin of broncobuster

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

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She marries a broncobuster who is killed by a black stallion.

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"The whole horse business has changed," says her husband Lee, a former broncobuster.

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

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She escapes briefly when she marries a dashing black cowboy and goes to Texas, where he has a good life as a broncobuster.

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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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