cowpuncher

[kou-puhn-cher] /ˈkaʊˌpʌn tʃər/

noun

a cowboy or cowgirl.

Origin

1875-80; cow¹ + puncher (see punch¹, -er¹)

British Dictionary definitions for cowpuncher

/ˈkaʊˌpʌntʃə/

noun

(US & Canadian) informal words for cowboy

Slang definitions & phrases for cowpuncher

noun

A cowboy

[first form 1870s+, second 1880s+; fr the use of metal-tipped prods to drive cattle into railroad cars]