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cowpuncher

noun

ˈkau̇-ˌpən-chər

Definition of cowpuncher

as in cowboy

a hired hand who tends cattle or horses at a ranch or on the range cowpunchers hanging out and telling stories during branding time

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Live actors would appear throughout, sometimes as gangsters in a noir crime movie, and sometimes as Wild West cowboys.

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