Bullwhacker

/ˈbʊlˌwækər/ noun

A person who drives cattle or wagon teams using a bullwhip, or a mule skinner on frontier trails.

Agent noun from 'bullwhack,' adding '-er' suffix. This occupational term flourished in 19th-century American frontier culture, appearing in trail diaries and cattle-drive accounts. Sometimes spelled 'bull-whacker.'

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