An angry disputant; one who disputes with heat or
peevishness. "Noisy and contentious wranglers." --I. Watts. [1913
Webster]
One of those who stand in the first rank of
honors in the University of Cambridge, England. They are called,
according to their rank, senior wrangler, second wrangler, third
wrangler, etc. Cf. Optime. [1913 Webster]
Word Net
wranglerNoun
1 someone who argues noisily or angrily
2 a cowboy who takes care of the saddle horses
[syn: horse
wrangler]
Moby Thesaurus
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Noun
- Someone who wrangles or quarrels
- A cowboy who takes care of saddle horses
- An animal handler or trainer
- (at the University of Cambridge) a student who has completed the third year of the mathematical tripos with first-class honours
See also
Wrangler may refer to:
- Arizona Wranglers, a former USFL football team
- Austin Wranglers, an arena football team
- Henry II, Duke of Bavaria (951-995), who was known as Henry the Wrangler.
- A render wrangler, in modern film industry, the job title of the Systems Engineer in charge of the render farm
- Jeep Wrangler, a type of motor vehicle
- Luray Wranglers, a Summer Baseball team in rural Virginia
- Las Vegas Wranglers, an ice hockey team in the ECHL.
- Wichita Wranglers, a minor league baseball team in the Texas League
- Wrangler (University of Cambridge), a student who has completed the third year of the mathematical tripos with first-class honours
- Wrangler Jeans brand, based in Greensboro, North Carolina
- Wrangler (profession), in North America, is one who handles animals professionally, especially horses and cattle ( a "cow-boy")
- Wrangler (TV series), a 1960 Western program that starred Jason Evers
- Wrangler (film), in North America, is one who professionally searches for and/or handles particular products on film and television programs, and music videos such as custom cars, or animals, or milk
- 'The Senior Wrangler' is a member of the faculty of Unseen University in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series of novels