ranch hand

/ræntʃ hænd/

Other forms: ranch hands

Definitions of ranch hand

1. noun

   a hired hand on a ranch
   types:

   cattleman, cowboy, cowhand, cowherd, cowman, cowpoke, cowpuncher, puncher

   a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback

   buckaroo, buckeroo, vaquero

   local names for a cowboy ('vaquero' is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and 'buckaroo' is used especially in California)

   cowgirl

   a woman cowboy

   gaucho

   a cowboy of the South American pampas

   horse wrangler, wrangler

   a cowboy who takes care of the saddle horses

   roper

   a cowboy who uses a lasso to rope cattle or horses

   type of:

   hand, hired hand, hired man

   a hired laborer on a farm or ranch