Western icon
Stetson-wearing film hero
A Western icon is a person, image, or symbol that embodies the mythology of the American frontier—cowboys, gunslingers, sheriffs, outlaws, and the rugged landscapes they inhabited.
John Wayne is perhaps the quintessential Western icon.
The term extends to objects associated with the genre: The Stetson hat became a Western icon.
More broadly, it can mean any emblematic figure or symbol of Western civilization or culture.
- cowboyMounted cattle herder
- sheriffCounty's chief officer
- outlawFugitive from justice
- saloonDrinking establishment, often frontier
- open rangeUnfenced public grazing land
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Western iconsamurai
Feudal Japanese military caste
mandarin · Buddhist monk · geisha · Hindu deity · guru
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