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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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Origin of broncobuster

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

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

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

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

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He joined some Ute Indians, learned all about horses and cattle, became their No. 1 broncobuster.

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