cowboy
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1.8
- noun
- /ˈkaʊbɔɪ/
- US
:
vaquero
- "Wyoming was, and continues to be, the land of the cowboy," states the 1941 American Guidebook for Wyoming.
- cowboy hat
- cowboy boots
- ranch cowboy
What if we got Cowboys playing polo on horses?
- What if we got Cowboys playing polo on horses?
Examples
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Fifty years later, sixteen of us seagoing cowboys held a reunion at a camp in southern Michigan.
Academic text (1999) -
You'd look good in a cowboy hat.
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Look at the little cowboy hat.
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I am a cowboy looking for anything heavy.
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I was thinking about heading out West and becoming a cowboy, Sir.
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So he asked the cowboy, who's your master?
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The presence of the sheep tracks and the cowboy indicates the area is agricultural grazing land.
Academic text (2017) -
The cowboy skillfully rode his horse across the open plains to round up the cattle.
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After years of practice, he finally became a cowboy, working on a ranch in Texas.
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The cowboy taught the children how to rope sheep and take care of the farm animals.
Synonyms
15
3.7
A person who looks after and moves animals like sheep or cattle
10
4.4
A person who works on a ranch caring for cattle or horses
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9.8
A cowboy in the western United States, especially in California or Nevada
9
6.8
A person who owns or works on a ranch
6
9.1
A person who works on a ranch and looks after cattle, often on a horse
4
4.6
A person who cares for cattle and works on a ranch, often riding a horse
4
4.2
A person who raises and looks after cattle on a farm or ranch
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9.9
A person who works with cattle like a cowboy in the southwestern United States
1
5.0
A person who looks after and moves a group of animals like cows or sheep
1
9.9
A person who looks after cattle on a ranch, often on horseback
1
8.4
A person who looks after cattle on a ranch, often on horseback
1
6.8
A person who looks after cows, often riding a horse on a farm
1
5.5
A person who looks after cows on a farm or ranch, often riding a horse
A person who looks after a group of animals like cows or sheep
A person who owns or works on a ranch and cares for cattle and horses
Compounds
- US
22
2.7
A leather boot with a high heel, tall upper part, and decorative stitching worn in the American west
- Offensive
1
9.5
A person who says rude or threatening things online but not in person
How Experienced
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Cowboy comes from the simple English parts cow and boy, meaning a 'boy' or man who looked after 'cows'. It started in the 1800s in the American West, so a cowboy is a worker who cares for cattle, often on horseback.