cowspanker
/ˈkaʊspaŋkə
/noun Australian /NZ informal
A dairy farmer: there was talk about putting a tax on the cowspankers...
- One side of her family had never known a cowspanker, and mentally she took after that side.
- I got stuck in Andrews Creek next day on my way down-country again looking for another cowspanker.
- The cow-spankers all over the North Island have had a grand innings this season.
Origin
Late 19th century: from cow1 + spanker.