cowgirl vs puncher

cowgirl and puncher both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cowgirl	Yes	No	No	No
puncher	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, puncher is a hypernym of cowgirl; that is, puncher is a word with a broader meaning than cowgirl:

cowgirl: a woman cowboy
puncher: a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback

Other hypernyms of cowgirl include cowhand, cowherd, cowpoke, cowpuncher, adult female, woman.

cowgirl (noun)	puncher (noun)
a woman cowboy	a tool for making holes or indentations
	a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
	someone who delivers punches