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mustanger

mustanger

1 9.9
A person who catches and trains wild horses on the American West plains
  • noun
  • /ˈmʌstæŋər/
  • US
translation icon : domador de mustangs
  • The mustanger carefully trained the wild mustangs to be gentle and rideable.

Examples

  • In the American West, a mustanger often relies on their skills to tame wild horses.

  • The paso evolved from the colonial period in Mexico when the mestenero mustanger leaped onto a wild mare, rope in hand, and looped it over the animal's neck and nose in order to cut it away from the herd.

    Academic text (1994)

  • As a mustanger, she spent every summer capturing wild horses in the mountains.

Synonyms

roper
vsmustanger
  • US
12 8.3

A ranch worker who uses a lasso to catch cattle or horses

tames and manages wild horses after capture rather than just catching them
tamer
vsmustanger
9 5.8

A person who trains and controls wild animals for shows

focuses specifically on catching and managing wild horses rather than all animals
buster
vsmustanger
  • US
2 8.0

A person who breaks and trains wild horses for riding

captures and manages wild horses with broader care and long term handling
bronco buster
vsmustanger
  • US
1 9.6

A person who trains wild horses so people can ride them

captures and manages wild horses more broadly than only breaking them
broncobuster
vsmustanger
  • US
9.9

A person who trains wild horses so people can ride them

captures and manages wild horses rather than just breaking them for riding
roughrider
vsmustanger
  • Archaic
9.5

A person who trains wild horses so people can ride them

captures and manages wild horses rather than only preparing them for riding

Surface Forms

mustanger singular
mustangers plural

Morphology

mustanger = mustang (transparent) = mustang + er

The word is directly built from 'mustang' plus the agentive suffix '-er', so its meaning is readily recoverable.

Etymology

Mustanger comes from mustang, a word for a wild horse that came from a Spanish word meaning 'stray', plus the agent ending -er. So a mustanger is a person who catches, tames, or cares for those wild horses.