WRANGLER

Wrangler

At the University of Cambridge in England, a 'Wrangler' is a student who gains first-class honours in the third year of the University's undergraduate degree in mathematics. The highest-scoring student is the Senior Wrangler, the second highest is the Second Wrangler, and so on. At the other end of the scale, the person who achieves the lowest exam marks, but still earns a third-class degree, is known as the wooden spoon.

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wrangler

Noun

  1. Someone who wrangles or quarrels
  2. A cowboy who takes care of saddle horses
  3. A cowboy who takes care of tourists
  4. An animal handler or trainer
  5. a student who has completed the third year of the mathematical tripos with first-class honours


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