wrangler
noun
wran·gler
ˈraŋ-g(ə-)lər 
1
: a bickering disputant
2
[short for horse-wrangler, probably partial translation of Mexican Spanish caballerango groom]
: a ranch hand who takes care of the saddle horses
broadly
: cowboy
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Examples of wrangler in a Sentence
a rough-hewn wrangler who never says much
known as a petty, unrelenting wrangler who likes argument for the sake of argument
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Vernon and a wrangler from Tally Barn in Tularosa would trailer our horses into camp the next morning.
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Bruce Brady, Outdoor Life, 12 Sep. 2024
Guards and contestant wranglers were required to wear suits and polyester hoods.
—Steven Asarch, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2024
When a team of scientists—accompanied by yaks and yak wranglers—traveled nearly four miles above sea level to the Guliya Glacier in northwest Tibet in 2015, their goal was to look back in time.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
One time the cat escaped and ran underneath our set, so we were basically shut down for an hour while the animal wrangler crawled around trying to find him.
—Hugh Hart, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2024
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Bruce Brady, Outdoor Life, 12 Sep. 2024
Guards and contestant wranglers were required to wear suits and polyester hoods.
—Steven Asarch, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2024
When a team of scientists—accompanied by yaks and yak wranglers—traveled nearly four miles above sea level to the Guliya Glacier in northwest Tibet in 2015, their goal was to look back in time.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
One time the cat escaped and ran underneath our set, so we were basically shut down for an hour while the animal wrangler crawled around trying to find him.
—Hugh Hart, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2024
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“Wrangler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wrangler. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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wrangler
noun
wran·gler
ˈraŋ-g(ə-)lər
1
: a person who quarrels
2
: a ranch hand who takes care of the saddle horses
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