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as in cowboys
a hired hand who tends cattle or horses at a ranch or on the range
a rough-hewn wrangler who never says much
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as in defendants
a person who takes part in a dispute
known as a petty, unrelenting wrangler who likes argument for the sake of argument
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Recent Examples of wranglers
From there, the cattle and wranglers will wind their way toward the route’s end at 17th Street and Glenarm Place.
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John Wenzel, Denver Post, 31 Dec. 2025
But the team behind the image conversion seemingly used footage without a bunch of the usual postproduction edits—hence the appearance of inessential elements like those dutiful barf wranglers and, in the background of a different shot, contemporary store signage.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2025
The cohort of pig wranglers resolved to reconvene Saturday to try once more bring home the bacon.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 3 Oct. 2025
Knowledgeable wranglers lead family pony rides and more advanced trail forays atop American quarter horses across the property’s 1,800 acres.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers 24/7, a group of professional snake wranglers, sent Stuart MacKenzie to the house.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Our days prior to this one had consisted of daily horseback rides led by the head wranglers, a day trip to Yellowstone National Park, and tickets to their end-of-the-season rodeo.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wranglers
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The Smithsonian Museum estimates that one in four cowboys was Black, working alongside Hispanic vaqueros and Native Americans to help settle the West.—
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Since 1896, the event celebrating Western culture, cowboys and agriculture has brought millions of people to Fort Worth from around the world.—
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The varying charges against the 26 defendants, filed in federal court in Philadelphia, include bribery, wire fraud and conspiracy.—
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On Wednesday, she and two co-defendants were acquitted of criminal wrongdoing.—
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Carrying a 1,000-pound penetrating warhead and with a range of up to 620 miles (1,000 kilometers), the JASSM can also be fired well off Iranian shores from a range of US Air Force jets, including F-15, F-16 and F-35 fighters and B-1, B-2 and B-52 bombers, as well as US Navy F/A-18 fighters.—
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The bit began with two UFC fighters who emerged to serve as their personal bodyguards against any ravenous super-fans.—
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Attorneys for the plaintiffs and defendant signed a stipulation of discontinuance in November, according to a court document filed in December and obtained by Deadline.—
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The plaintiffs sought a two-week restraining order.—
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The fraud debaters offer many preferred litmus tests.—
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The college boys would gather around a charpoy set in front of the food stall, playing for cups of tea or plates of biscuits, contemplating the next move with the seriousness of parliamentary debaters, discussing strategy.—
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Others, however, fall back into their old habits — and several of the contestants have died.—
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Unlike previous iterations of Fear Factor, which featured new contestants in every episode, House of Fear will corral its 14 contestants under the same roof, Big Brother-style.—
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Environmental justice and conservation advocates’ push to advance a bill aimed at strengthening California’s Environmental Quality Act stalled, as the measure was pulled from Monday’s hearing agenda.—
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Representation matters Autism advocates are celebrating the release of the first-ever Barbie on the spectrum.—
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The episodes saw 12 brawlers face off in teams led by Flay, Maneet Chauhan and Antonia Lofaso, aiming to win over judges Williamson, Carson Kressley and Rodney Scott.—
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Displacing the ’90s boom bap and aughts brawlers of her last album is a streak of assiduous ’80s R&B exercises that foreground her gains as a vocalist more often than her gobstopping wordplay as a rapper.—
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“Wranglers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wranglers. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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