noun
- movies, books, or television shows about life in the western United States during the 19th century, typically featuring cowboys, gunfights, and frontier towns
Usage: plural of western
Examples
- My grandfather loves watching old westerns on television.
- The library has a large collection of westerns by Zane Grey.
- Classic westerns often feature showdowns at high noon.
- She prefers romantic comedies to westerns.
- Many westerns were filmed in Monument Valley.
- The golden age of westerns was in the 1950s and 1960s.