Definitions for Cowboy
ˈkaʊˌbɔɪcow·boy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cowboy, cowpuncher, puncher, cowman, cattleman, cowpoke, cowhand, cowherdnoun

   a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback

2. cowboy, rodeo ridernoun

   a performer who gives exhibitions of riding and roping and bulldogging

3. cowboynoun

   someone who is reckless or irresponsible (especially in driving vehicles)

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cowboynoun

   A man who tends free-range cattle, especially in the American West.

2. cowboynoun

   A man who identifies with cowboy culture, including wearing a cowboy hat and being a fan of country and western music.

3. cowboynoun

   A person who engages in reckless behavior, especially for the purpose of showing off.

4. cowboynoun

   A dishonest and/or incompetent independent tradesman.

5. cowboynoun

   A playing card of king rank.

6. cowboyverb

   To work as a cowboy, herding cattle.

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1. Cowboy

   A cowboy is an animal herder who tends cattle on ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback, and often performs a multitude of other ranch-related tasks. The historic American cowboy of the late 19th century arose from the vaquero traditions of northern Mexico and became a figure of special significance and legend. A subtype, called a wrangler, specifically tends the horses used to work cattle. In addition to ranch work, some cowboys work for or participate in rodeos. Cowgirls, first defined as such in the late 19th century, had a less-well documented historical role, but in the modern world work at identical tasks and have obtained considerable respect for their achievements. Cattle handlers in many other parts of the world, particularly South America and Australia, perform work similar to the cowboy. The cowboy has deep historic roots tracing back to Spain and the earliest European settlers of the Americas. Over the centuries, differences in terrain and climate, and the influence of cattle-handling traditions from multiple cultures, created several distinct styles of equipment, clothing and animal handling. As the ever-practical cowboy adapted to the modern world, his equipment and techniques also adapted, though many classic traditions are preserved.

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1. cowboy

   A cowboy is a term primarily used in the American West to describe a skilled and experienced individual who is familiar with livestock handling, particularly with cattle. Cowboys are typically associated with horseback riding and the herding and management of cattle on ranches or during cattle drives. They are characterized by their distinctive clothing, including a wide-brimmed hat, boots, chaps, and often a bandana, as well as their proficiency in roping, branding, and other activities related to ranch work.

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1. Cowboynoun

   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

2. Cowboynoun

   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

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1. Cowboy

   A cowboy is an animal herder who tends cattle on ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback, and often performs a multitude of other ranch-related tasks. The historic American cowboy of the late 19th century arose from the vaquero traditions of northern Mexico and became a figure of special significance and legend. A subtype, called a wrangler, specifically tends the horses used to work cattle. In addition to ranch work, some cowboys work for or participate in rodeos. Cowgirls, first defined as such in the late 19th century, had a less-well documented historical role, but in the modern world have established the ability to work at virtually identical tasks and obtained considerable respect for their achievements. There are also cattle handlers in many other parts of the world, particularly South America and Australia, who perform work similar to the cowboy in their respective nations. The cowboy has deep historic roots tracing back to Spain and the earliest European settlers of the Americas. Over the centuries, differences in terrain, climate and the influence of cattle-handling traditions from multiple cultures created several distinct styles of equipment, clothing and animal handling. As the ever-practical cowboy adapted to the modern world, the cowboy's equipment and techniques also adapted to some degree, though many classic traditions are still preserved today.

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1. cowboy

   [Sun, from William Gibson's cyberpunk SF] Synonym for hacker. It is reported that at Sun this word is often said with reverence.

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1. cowboy

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1. COWBOY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Cowboy is ranked #93921 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Cowboy surname appeared 195 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Cowboy.
   
   91.7% or 179 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   2.5% or 5 total occurrences were White.

Matched Categories

1. • Adventurer
   • Performer
   • Ranch Hand

How to pronounce Cowboy?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Cowboy in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Cowboy in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Cowboy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Cowboy in a Sentence

1. William Bonney:

   I defy you to find another cowboy wearing a cardigan sweater.

2. George Lucas:

   Han Solo was going to marry Leia, and you look back and say, 'Should he be a cold-blooded killer?' because I was thinking mythologically -- should he be a cowboy, should he be John Wayne? And I said, 'Yeah, he should be John Wayne.' And when you're John Wayne, you don't shoot people (first) -- you let them have the first shot. It's a mythological reality that we hope our society pays attention to.

3. Conductor Ludwig Wicki:

   For me it's a combination of music and horses and landscapes. When I was young I dreamed to be a cowboy, and I think that's what Western is, it's a dream for mostly boys, to be a cowboy or an Indian, and have these beautiful clothes, we played that in the forest, and that's still in my heart.

4. Oriana Fallaci:

   Henry Kissinger may have wished I had presented him as a combination of Charles DeGaulle and Disraeli, but I didn't. . .out of respect for DeGaulle and Disraeli. I described him as a cowboy because thats how he described himself. If I were a cowboy I would be offended.

5. Roger McGuinn:

   When The Byrds started country-rock, we had no idea there would be such a thing. We were just trying to honor the music. We started listening to country radio. We went to Nudie's and got cowboy clothes.

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