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WRANGLER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A cowboy who takes care of the saddle horses
Synonyms:
horse wrangler; wrangler
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("wrangler" is a kind of...):
cattleman; cowboy; cowhand; cowherd; cowman; cowpoke; cowpuncher; puncher (a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback)
Derivation:
wrangle (herd and care for)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Someone who argues noisily or angrily
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("wrangler" is a kind of...):
arguer; debater (someone who engages in debate)
Derivation:
wrangle (to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively)