WRANGLER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does wrangler mean? 

• WRANGLER (noun)
  The noun WRANGLER has 2 senses:

1. someone who argues noisily or angrily

2. a cowboy who takes care of the saddle horses

  Familiarity information: WRANGLER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WRANGLER (noun)

Sense 1

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A cowboy who takes care of the saddle horses

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

horse wrangler; wrangler

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)