Meaning of Wrangler | Babel Free
Definitions
- Someone who wrangles or corrals.
- A brawler or disputant.
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A cowboy who takes care of saddle horses. US
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A cowboy who takes care of tourists. US
- An animal handler or trainer.
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A student who has completed the third year of the mathematical tripos with first-class honours. UK
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A special education teacher. New-England, US, derogatory
- A groom.
Equivalents
العربية
راعي البقر
Examples
“And all over Hollywood, suits are licking their chops at the prospect of more malleable actors. “She’s not going to talk⟳ back,” one top talent wrangler told me dryly.”
“The Seas and Windes (old Wranglers) tooke a Truce, / And did him ſeruice; he touch'd the Ports desir'd,”
“Even as I stretched my arms and shivered a little, the two wranglers threw down their tin plates with a clatter, mounted horses and rode away in the direction of the thousand acres or so known as the pasture.”
“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.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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