1. a person who tends cattle on a ranch; a cowboy
Usage: informal; chiefly American

Examples

• The old cowpuncher rode his horse across the open range.
• She worked as a cowpuncher on her family’s cattle ranch.
• The cowpuncher rounded up the stray cattle before the storm hit.
• He learned the trade from an experienced cowpuncher who had worked the ranch for decades.
• The cowpuncher’s weathered hands showed years of hard work with livestock.
• Local cowpunchers gathered at the saloon after a long day on the trail.