ropers
Rodeo event competitors
Ropers is the plural of roper—someone who uses a rope, especially to catch livestock.
In rodeo and ranching, ropers compete in events like calf roping and team roping: The ropers warmed up their horses before the competition.
In slang, ropers can mean people who lure others into scams or schemes, drawing them in like cattle.
Noosed catching rope
- lassoLooped rope for catching
- loopCurve closing on itself
- throwPropel by arm motion
- dallyLoiter without purpose
catch · coil · twirl · swing · release · aim · cattle · calf
Ranch livestock worker
- ranch handLivestock farm employee
- wranglerLivestock handler on ranches
- roundupOrganized gathering of scattered things
- brandingCreating distinctive identity
sorting · herding · cutting · penning · doctoring · pasture · corral · vaquero
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- heelerParty loyalist doing grunt work
- arenaVenue for contests
- chuteInclined passage for descent
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
time · run · competition · cowboy · prize money · buckle · timed event · pickup man
Skilled equine rider
- horsemanshipMounted riding expertise
- saddleMounted rider's seat
- reinsBit-attached steering straps
- bridleEquine control harness
stirrups · spurs · seat · mount · dismount · trot · lope · canter
Heeled footwear with pointed toes
- riding bootsTall footwear for horseback
- heelFoot's rear underside
- soleFoot's bottom surface
- toeFoot's small digit
pull-on · stitching · shaft · vamp · welt · instep · arch support · pointed toe
lariat
Noosed catching rope
dally · catch · coil · twirl · swing · release · aim · cattle · calf · steer
cowhand
Ranch livestock worker
- ranch handLivestock farm employee
- wranglerLivestock handler on ranches
- roundupOrganized gathering of scattered things
branding · sorting · herding · cutting · penning · doctoring · pasture · corral · vaquero · buckaroo
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barrier · time · run · competition · cowboy · prize money · buckle · timed event · pickup man · hazer
horseman
Skilled equine rider
- horsemanshipMounted riding expertise
- saddleMounted rider's seat
- reinsBit-attached steering straps
bridle · stirrups · spurs · seat · mount · dismount · trot · lope · canter · jog
cowboy boots
Heeled footwear with pointed toes
- riding bootsTall footwear for horseback
- heelFoot's rear underside
- soleFoot's bottom surface
toe · pull-on · stitching · shaft · vamp · welt · instep · arch support · pointed toe · square toe
- bootswinter boots, snow boots, hiking boots, work boots, safety boots
- Underdarkbeholders, tunnels, caverns, piercers, underground lakes
- cattle workerscowboys, cattlemen, cowhands, drovers, herders
ropersbulldoggers
Rodeo competitors tackling cattle
wrestlers · flankers · muggers · cattle drivers · drovers
- jump ropeCord swung underfoot
- learn the ropesAcquire essential working knowledge
- roped inPersuaded to participate
- show the ropesTeach newcomers how things work
- jumping ropeSwung cord for leaping
- learning the ropesGaining initial competence