cowboy

Speech parts

1. cowboy - Noun

2. cowboy - Verb

Meaning

A cattle herder; a drover; specifically, one of an adventurous class of herders and drovers on the plains of the Western and Southwestern United States.

One of the marauders who, in the Revolutionary War infested the neutral ground between the American and British lines, and committed depredations on the Americans.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

cattleman cowhand cowpoke cowherd wrangler horseman stockman buckaroo puncher cowman cowpuncher vaquero rancher ranch hand rodeo rider
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Antonyms

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Hypernyms

performer adventurer venturer ranch hand performing artist

Hyponyms

roper gaucho wrangler buckaroo buckeroo vaquero

Phrases with the word

cowboy's rope cowboy necktie cowboy tie common cowboy nickname cowboy hats in the cowboy hat

Examples

You might say that Lyndon Johnson is a cross between a Baptist preacher and a cowboy. Lyndon B. Johnson

That man, the king of vacations... the king of vacations in his ranch said nothing but: "You have to flee." and didn't say how... that cowboy, the cowboy mentality. Hugo Chávez

I wore a lot of vintage clothing. I dressed like a reporter, with a little card in my hat. I had these fantasies of who I wanted to be, so I'd dress like an explorer, a cowboy. I dressed up like Elton John a lot too. That was another period. Illeana Douglas

There's no such thing as a horse that can't be rode or a cowboy that can't be throwed. American Proverb

Cowboy coffee ain't safe drinkin'. Cowboy Proverb

A cowboy doesn't ride a bull for fame he rides because he loves riding. Cowboy Proverb

Close letter words and terms

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