Cowboy (Noun)
Meaning 1
A hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The cowboy rode out to check on the herd before dawn.
- A rugged cowboy in worn jeans and a well-worn Stetson hat sauntered into the local saloon.
- After a long day of herding cattle, the cowboy sat down to a hearty supper of beef stew and biscuits.
- As a young man, he had worked as a cowboy on a ranch in Montana, where he developed a love for the wide open spaces.
- The cowboy expertly lassoed a stray calf and led it back to its mother, earning a nod of approval from the rancher.
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Meaning 2
A performer who gives exhibitions of riding and roping and bulldogging.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 3
Someone who is reckless or irresponsible (especially in driving vehicles).
Classification
Nouns denoting people.