oater

A movie or television show about cowboy or frontier life; a western movie.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈoʊ.tɚ/

Etymology

From oat + -er (“Variety -er”). ~1945-50, alluding to the fodder for horses, which are common in the movies.

Synonyms

horse opera

western

Translations

فيلم على نمط رعاة البقر