See Also: wrangler(dictionary)
wrangler(dictionary)

wrangler (iou)



wrangler noun. E16.
[from WRANGLE verb + -ER1.]
A person who wrangles or quarrels noisily; a person who engages in debate or controversy. E16.
b. At Cambridge University, a student placed in the first class of the mathematical tripos. M18.
senior wrangler: see SENIOR adjective.
[Prob. in part alt. of Spanish caverango, caballerango stable-boy.] A person appointed to herd horses on a ranch etc.; gen. a cowboy. US. L19.
(Also Wrangler.) In pl. exc. attrib. (Proprietary name for) a kind of jeans. Orig. US. M20.
wranglership noun the position or rank of a wrangler at Cambridge University L18.