oater
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A movie or television show about cowboy or frontier lifeA movie or television show about cowboy or frontier life; a western movie.
/ˈoʊ.tɚ/
Meaning
1 senses(US, informal)A movie or television show about cowboy or frontier life; a western movie.
Origin
From oat + -er (“Variety -er”). First use appears c. 1945-50, alluding to the fodder for hFrom oat + -er (“Variety -er”). First use appears c. 1945-50, alluding to the fodder for horses, which are common in the movies.
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