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Definition of "cowpuncher" []

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "cowpuncher" in a sentence
  • "At any time he was ready with a sneer for what he called the cowpuncher's "grandstanding.""
  • "The cowpuncher was a potential cattle-owner and good citizen, and if he went wild on occasion it was largely because he was so exuberantly young."
  • "The cowpuncher was a long-bodied man, smooth-muscled and lithe."