wrangler
wrangler Lexical Profile
wrangler Game Scores & Validity
• noun
North American A ranch hand who takes care of the saddle horses, or more broadly a cowboy who herds and tends livestock.
"The experienced wrangler led the pack horses safely across the steep mountain trail."
A person in charge of handling animals, vehicles, or other specialized props and participants on a film or television set.
"The film crew hired a professional snake wrangler to ensure the safety of the actors during the jungle scene."
A person who engages in a long, noisy, or complicated dispute or argument.
"As a fierce political wrangler, he rarely backed down during parliamentary debates."
British A student at Cambridge University who achieves first-class honors in the final undergraduate mathematics examination (the Mathematical Tripos).
"She graduated as a Senior Wrangler at Cambridge before pursuing a distinguished career in astrophysics."
• Rhymes for wrangler
Word Origin & Etymology
The general sense of a disputant dates to the late 14th century from the Middle English verb 'wranglen' (to dispute). The North American ranching sense emerged in the late 19th century as a shortened alteration of Mexican Spanish 'caballerango' (a groom who tends horses), blended by folk etymology with 'wrangle'.