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
Since most means of transport are too arduous for the delicate fawns, he uses the Ryan monoplane of his friend Bill Monday, onetime cowpuncher.
From Time Magazine Archive
Gilbert Wright, now a writer, used to be a cowpuncher, a lifeguard, a utility technician, a tutor.
From Time Magazine Archive
“I been here since morning,” the big cowpuncher chattered feverishly when Lance came up to him.
From Rim o' the World by Anton Otto Fischer
