WRANGLER

wrangler

(noun) someone who argues noisily or angrily

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

wrangler (plural wranglers)

Someone who wrangles or corrals.

A cowboy who takes care of saddle horses.

A cowboy who takes care of tourists.

An animal handler or trainer.

(UK, education, University of Cambridge) A student who has completed the third year of the mathematical tripos with first-class honours.

(derogatory, slang, New England) A special education teacher.

Usage notes

In the Cambridge sense, the student taking the first place in the class is the senior wrangler, the second is the second wrangler, and so on.

Source: Wiktionary


Wran"gler, n.

1. An angry disputant; one who disputes with heat or peevishness. "Noisy and contentious wranglers." I. Watts.

2. 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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