cowpuncher
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of cowpuncher
Example Sentences
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After all, it is a snappy cowpuncher variation on Woody Guthrie’s “Dusty Old Dust/So Long It’s Been Good to Know Yuh” with Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, the folk legend’s old musical partner, singing along.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026
He is both corrupt and pure, a dynastic potentate in a helicopter and a solitary cowpuncher in the saddle.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 20, 2018
On New Year's Day, Governor George W. P. Hunt, bald and portly, onetime cowpuncher, who might well be called the father of his state, was inaugurated for the sixth time.
From Time Magazine Archive
This year's exhibitors included a bartender, several housewives, a cowpuncher, a brassiere manufacturer, an Internal Revenue agent.
From Time Magazine Archive
"I'll have your car put in with mine, Tom," said Lowell, who was dressed in cowpuncher attire, even to leather chaparejos.
From Mystery Ranch by Chapman, Arthur
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