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wrangler

wran·gler
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [rang-gler]
    • /ˈræŋ glər/
    • /ˈræŋglə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rang-gler]
    • /ˈræŋ glər/

Definitions of wrangler word

  • noun wrangler a cowboy, especially one in charge of saddle horses. 1
  • noun wrangler a person who wrangles or disputes. 1
  • noun wrangler (at Cambridge University, England) a person placed in the first class in the mathematics tripos. 1
  • noun wrangler A person in charge of horses or other livestock on a ranch. 1
  • noun wrangler cowboy: horse handler 1
  • noun wrangler person involved in a dispute 1

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Origin of wrangler

First appearance:

before 1505
One of the 26% oldest English words
1505-15; wrangle + -er1; (def 1) orig. horse-wrangler, probably partial translation of Mexican Spanish caballerango groom, stable boy, with -erango suggesting wrangler

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Parts of speech for Wrangler

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

wrangler popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for wrangler

noun wrangler

  • farm hand — a person who works on a farm, especially a hired worker; hired hand.
  • cowboy — A cowboy is a male character in a western.
  • cowpoke — A cowpoke is the same as a cowboy.
  • cowgirl — a female cowboy
  • shepherd — a male given name.

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