mustangern.

Brit.

/ˈmʌstaŋə/, U.S.

/ˈməˌstæŋər/

Forms: 1800s moustanguer, 1800s– mustanger.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mustang n., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < mustang n. + -er suffix¹. N.E.D. (1908) gives the pronunciation as (mɒ·stæŋgəɹ) /ˈmʌstæŋɡə(r)/.

Chiefly U.S.

A person who catches or tames wild mustangs.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > [noun] > keeper or manager > catcher of horses

horse-catcher1740

mustanger1849

1849 N.Y. Weekly Herald 10 Aug. 245/6 The Indians had also attacked a party of Mustangers near San Patricio, killing two men and capturing three hundred mules and horses.

1856 F. L. Olmsted Journey through Texas viii. 443 The business of entrapping them [sc. mustangs] has given rise to a class of men called ‘mustangers’, composed of runaway vagabonds and outlaws of all nations.

1874 M. E. Herbert tr. J. A. von Hübner Ramble round World (1878) i. vii. 79 Others moustanguers; and their little Indian horses or moustangs.

1929 J. F. Dobie Vaquero of Brush Country 240 The professional mustangers were the only men who caught mustangs in considerable numbers.

1946 Chicago Daily News 20 Aug. 12/6 It was a center for..mustangers, who hunted the wild horses, and for buffalo hunters.

1970 R. D. Symons Broken Snare x. 82 That was a country with a tradition of mustangers, wild horse hunters.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mustanger
释义	mustangern. Brit. /ˈmʌstaŋə/, U.S. /ˈməˌstæŋər/ Forms: 1800s moustanguer, 1800s– mustanger. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mustang n., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < mustang n. + -er suffix¹. N.E.D. (1908) gives the pronunciation as (mɒ·stæŋgəɹ) /ˈmʌstæŋɡə(r)/. Chiefly U.S. A person who catches or tames wild mustangs. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > [noun] > keeper or manager > catcher of horses horse-catcher1740 mustanger1849 1849 N.Y. Weekly Herald 10 Aug. 245/6 The Indians had also attacked a party of Mustangers near San Patricio, killing two men and capturing three hundred mules and horses. 1856 F. L. Olmsted Journey through Texas viii. 443 The business of entrapping them [sc. mustangs] has given rise to a class of men called ‘mustangers’, composed of runaway vagabonds and outlaws of all nations. 1874 M. E. Herbert tr. J. A. von Hübner Ramble round World (1878) i. vii. 79 Others moustanguers; and their little Indian horses or moustangs. 1929 J. F. Dobie Vaquero of Brush Country 240 The professional mustangers were the only men who caught mustangs in considerable numbers. 1946 Chicago Daily News 20 Aug. 12/6 It was a center for..mustangers, who hunted the wild horses, and for buffalo hunters. 1970 R. D. Symons Broken Snare x. 82 That was a country with a tradition of mustangers, wild horse hunters. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1849
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