horse wrangler

1 7.1

A person who cares for and handles horses on a ranch or film set

noun
/hɔrs ˈræŋɡlər/

: cuidador de caballos

As the film crew prepared for the next scene, the horse wrangler adjusted the saddles for the actors.

Examples

Robin Hayes was a horse wrangler.

Hush (1998)
The skilled horse wrangler gently calmed the restless horses before the show.
A good horse wrangler knows how to handle each horse's temperament and needs.

Synonyms

wrangler

vshorse wrangler

10 7.4

A person who cares for riding horses on a ranch or cattle drive

also handles saddle horses on film sets rather than during cattle drives

horseman

vshorse wrangler

5 4.4

A person who raises and cares for horses

focuses on managing saddle horses for riding or work rather than breeding

stableman

vshorse wrangler

1 7.9

A man who works in a stable caring for horses

works also outside stables managing saddle horses on ranches or sets

stabler

vshorse wrangler

Archaic

1 5.5

A person who cares for horses and other animals in a stable

focuses on saddle horses and their handling rather than general stable animals

hostler

vshorse wrangler

Archaic

1 9.9

A person who cares for horses at a stable or inn

focuses mainly on managing saddle horses on ranches or film sets not inns

livery worker

vshorse wrangler

Archaic

8.2

A person who cares for horses and looks after the stable

focuses more on riding and direct handling of saddle horses than boarding

How Skilled

horse wrangler

1 7.1

stableman

1 7.9

groom

9 5.3

Surface Forms

horse wrangler singular

horse wranglers plural

Morphology

horse + wrangler

The compound is directly compositional: a 'horse wrangler' is simply a wrangler who handles horses, so a learner who knows 'horse' and 'wrangler' can infer the meaning. This noun–noun modifier pattern is a common, predictable construction cross-linguistically, making the expression immediately understandable.

Etymology

Horse wrangler comes from old ranch life, where a wrangler was the person who rounded up and looked after horses. So today horse wrangler means 'someone who cares for and manages horses', often on a ranch or a film set.