cowboy
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3.2
- noun
- /ˈkaʊbɔɪ/
- US
:
jinete de rodeo
- The cowboy skillfully demonstrated his riding and roping skills during the rodeo competition.
- a rodeo cowboy
Examples
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Behind the door is Violet, wearing jeans, a white T-shirt, and cowboy boots.
Fiction book (1996) -
Hank, on stage with the Cowboys, wears a bright hand-painted tie to offset his somber double-breasted suit.
Fiction book (1990) -
Do you wear a little cowboy hat?
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You know, we watched those cowboy shows.
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We're just going downstairs now to get changed into our cowboy outfits.
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Wasn't that the cowboy that was like in the Wild West area?
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This cowboy is cracking his whip on the haunch of this crowd, and they love it!
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On the label of the can, we show a picture of a cowboy roping a cow.
Fiction book (1998) -
Adam, better hop back in your pickup and scram before that handsome cowboy sees you and keeps on going.
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The pajamas had two kinds of cowboys on them: one kind riding bucking broncos and the other kind roping.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
10
4.2
A person who rides horses very well
9
9.8
A cowboy in the western United States, especially in California or Nevada
4
6.3
A person who rides horses, often in sport or competition
1
6.4
A person who rides animals and does stunts at a rodeo
1
3.1
A person on a horse, often for sport or travel
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 Skilled
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Cowboy also came to mean a performer in rodeos because the riding and roping tricks come from the work of real cowboys who handled cattle. So a cowboy in a show is someone who demonstrates those cattle skills for an audience.