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wrangler

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wran·gler  (rngglr)
n.
1. One who wrangles or quarrels.
2. A cowboy or cowgirl, especially one who tends saddle horses.
wrangler [ˈræŋglə]
n
1. one who wrangles
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) Western US and Canadian a herder; cowboy
3. (Performing Arts) (Communication Arts / Broadcasting) a person who handles or controls animals involved in the making of a film or television programme a snake wrangler
4. (Social Science / Education) Brit (at Cambridge University) a candidate who has obtained first-class honours in Part II of the mathematics tripos. The wrangler with the highest marks is called the senior wrangler
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.wrangler - someone who argues noisily or angrily
arguer, debater - someone who engages in debate
2.wrangler - a cowboy who takes care of the saddle horses
horse wrangler
cowboy, cowhand, cowherd, cowman, cowpoke, cowpuncher, puncher, cattleman - a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
Translations
wrangler
n (US: = cowboy) → Cowboy m; (Univ) Mathematikstudent in Cambridge, der mit Auszeichnung bestanden hat


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During all this excursion, she condescended to say civil things to him: she quoted Italian and French poetry to the poor bewildered lad, and persisted that he was a fine scholar, and was perfectly sure he would gain a gold medal, and be a Senior Wrangler.
Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace View in context
A dozen average women would need the weight and strength of more than a dozen strong heavy men even over the best pulley hung to the roof over them; and the idea of pulling them up by a rope hung anyhow round a pillar [Greek] is absurdly impossible; and how a dozen of them could be hung dangling round one post is a problem which a senior wrangler would be puzzled to answer.
The Odyssey by Homer View in context
He sailed with skill, stopping way on the boat without exciting the notice of the wranglers, and mentally forgiving his hardest voyages in that they had made this marvellous night possible, giving him mastery over sea and boat and wind so that he could sail with her beside him, her dear weight against him on his shoulder.
Martin Eden by London, Jack View in context
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