saddle tramp: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    American EnglishHistorical (American West)datedregionalinformal
    • An itinerant cowboy or horseman who travels from place to place seeking seasonal work; a roaming laborer associated with the Old West.

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    • Jake was the classic saddle tramp, moving from ranch to ranch whenever there was work to be done.

      Jake was the classic saddle tramp, moving from ranch to ranch whenever there was work to be done.

    • Back in the Old West, many young men became saddle tramps, riding across states in search of seasonal jobs.

      Back in the Old West, many young men became saddle tramps, riding across states in search of seasonal jobs.

    • If you ever want to live the life of a saddle tramp, you’ll need to be ready for long rides and hard labor.

      If you ever want to live the life of a saddle tramp, you’ll need to be ready for long rides and hard labor.

  • 2.

    American EnglishWestern United Statesinformalpejorative
    • A derogatory term for a drifter, vagrant, or disreputable person who wanders from town to town.

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    • The sheriff warned the townsfolk about the saddle tramp who was seen hanging around the saloons.

      The sheriff warned the townsfolk about the saddle tramp who was seen hanging around the saloons.

    • Nobody trusted the saddle tramp because he drifted through town with no clear purpose or past.

      Nobody trusted the saddle tramp because he drifted through town with no clear purpose or past.

    • Calling him a saddle tramp was an insult to his dignity, but the neighbors wouldn’t have it any other way.

      Calling him a saddle tramp was an insult to his dignity, but the neighbors wouldn’t have it any other way.

  • 3.

    American EnglishHistoricaldated
    • A traveling performer or participant in Wild West shows and circuses who worked with horses and rodeo-style attractions.

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    • The Wild West show featured several saddle tramps who amazed audiences with their horse-riding tricks.

      The Wild West show featured several saddle tramps who amazed audiences with their horse-riding tricks.

    • She admired the saddle tramps in the circus for their daring stunts and rugged charm.

      She admired the saddle tramps in the circus for their daring stunts and rugged charm.

    • Many saddle tramps found fame performing in traveling rodeos across the country.

      Many saddle tramps found fame performing in traveling rodeos across the country.

Examples:

  • EN: I'm just waiting to get even with that saddle tramp.
    ES: Tengo cuentas que saldar con ese truhán.
  • EN: - Isn't it? Simply because Dad was smart enough to give this saddle tramp a note he was sure to read.
    ES: Papá fue listo y le dio a éste una nota para que Vd. la leyera.
  • EN: Because there's one thing I'm not gonna let you do.. And that's turn him into a saddle tramp like yourself!
    ES: Por que lo que no estoy dispuesta a permitir es que se convierta en un vagabundo como usted.
  • EN: Look, I don't get any pleasure out of calling a dead man names... but that saddle tramp and your old man... were the lowest scum on the face of the earth- paid gunslingers for Barrett.
    ES: No me gusta insultar la memoria de un muerto... pero ese rufián y tu padre... eran los canallas más viles de la faz de la tierra. Eran pistoleros que trabajaban para Barrett.
  • EN: He got us into this trap and now he thinks that saddle tramp's going to get us out of it.
    ES: El nos ha metido en este basurero.
  • EN: We're all staying right here. Oh, you saddle tramp! I'm going to shut you up, right now.
    ES: Ud maldito, lo voy a callar ya mismo !
  • EN: Turned up as a tow-headed youngster with just the clothes he stood in and the horse he rode. A saddle tramp at 14.
    ES: Apareció aquí siendo un chiquillo con la ropa que llevaba puesta y el caballo que montaba.
  • EN: Not bad for an old saddle tramp.
    ES: No está mal para un vagabundo.
  • EN: You see, I didn't want her to grow up here like a wild bronco, marry the first saddle tramp that asked her.
    ES: No quería crecer aquí, sin futuro.
  • EN: You ain't no liquor-bellied saddle tramp, neither, like you're trying to be.
    ES: Tampoco eres un vagabundo borracho, como pretendes ser.
  • EN: Can't go gettin' soft for every saddle tramp drifts into town.
    ES: No se compadezca de todos los sinvergüenzas que entran en la ciudad.
  • EN: I didn't like being thrown out like a saddle tramp.
    ES: No me gusta que me expulsen de la ciudad como a un vagabundo.
  • EN: Join up with a couple of old saddle tramp buddies, take a Wild West circus around the country.
    ES: Unirme con un par de viejos amigos vaqueros, para llevar un circo del Viejo Oeste por todo el país.
  • EN: You dirty saddle tramp, you.
    ES: Vagabundo asqueroso.
  • EN: Since that night he stepped in when that saddle tramp killed Marshal McKendrick.
    ES: Desde aquella noche en que intervino cuando aquel vagabundo mató al sheriff.
  • EN: I'm just waiting to get even with that saddle tramp.
    ES: Tengo cuentas que saldar con ese truhán.

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