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ranch hand

DEFINITIONS OF: ranch hand

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n a hired hand on a ranch

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cattleman, cowboy, cowhand, cowherd, cowman, cowpoke, cowpuncher, puncher
a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
buckaroo, buckeroo, vaquero
local names for a cowboy (`vaquero' is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and `buckaroo' is used especially in California)
cowgirl
a woman cowboy
gaucho
a cowboy of the South American pampas
horse wrangler, wrangler
a cowboy who takes care of the saddle horses
roper
a cowboy who uses a lasso to rope cattle or horses
Type of:
hand, hired hand, hired man
a hired laborer on a farm or ranch
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