cowpunchers
Ranch hands mounted
Cowpunchers is a plural of cowpuncher, an informal term for a cowboy—someone who herds and tends cattle on a ranch.
The word evokes the rough work of driving cattle, literally punching or prodding them to move: The cowpunchers rode out at dawn to round up strays.
The term has an old-fashioned, Western flavor.
Edge of settlement
- prairieOpen grassy flatland
- sagebrushAromatic arid-land shrub
- chuck wagonMobile frontier cooking cart
- bunkhouseCommunal sleeping building
corral · lasso · branding iron · spurs · chaps · bandana · six-shooter · saddle
Livestock handlers on ranches
- droversLivestock transporters on foot
- herdersLivestock guardians and guides
- cowhandsRanch cattle workers
- cattlemenThose who raise cattle
buckaroos · vaqueros · trail hands · stockmen · cattle drivers · ropers · bronc busters · outriders
Ranch hands tending herds
- Wild WestAmerica's lawless frontier era
- AmericanaHeritage artifacts or music
- rodeoCowboy skills competition
- dime novelsCheap sensational 19th-century fiction
John Wayne · Marlboro Man · folk hero · country music · honky-tonk · range wars · western swing · boots
frontier
Edge of settlement
- prairieOpen grassy flatland
- sagebrushAromatic arid-land shrub
- chuck wagonMobile frontier cooking cart
bunkhouse · corral · lasso · branding iron · spurs · chaps · bandana · six-shooter · saddle · cattle drive
wranglers
Livestock handlers on ranches
- droversLivestock transporters on foot
- herdersLivestock guardians and guides
- cowhandsRanch cattle workers
cattlemen · buckaroos · vaqueros · trail hands · stockmen · cattle drivers · ropers · bronc busters · outriders · hired hands
cowboys
Ranch hands tending herds
- Wild WestAmerica's lawless frontier era
- AmericanaHeritage artifacts or music
- rodeoCowboy skills competition
dime novels · John Wayne · Marlboro Man · folk hero · country music · honky-tonk · range wars · western swing · boots · ten-gallon hat
cowpunchersshepherds
Those who tend flocks
sheepherders · goatherds · swineherds · drovers · pigmen
cowpunchersfarmhands
Hired agricultural workers
sodbusters · field hands · tillers · plowmen · farmers
cowpuncherscity slickers
Urban dwellers, countryside-naive
urbanites · office workers · desk jockeys · townspeople · tenderfeet