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- [kou-boi]
- /ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ/
- /ˈkaʊ.bɔɪ/
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- [kou-boi]
- /ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ/
Definitions of cowboy word
- countable noun cowboy A cowboy is a male character in a western. 3
- countable noun cowboy A cowboy is a man employed to look after cattle in North America, especially in former times. 3
- countable noun cowboy You can refer to someone who runs a business as a cowboy if they run it dishonestly or are not experienced, skilful, or careful in their work. 3
- noun cowboy a hired man who herds and tends cattle, usually on horseback, esp in the western US 3
- noun cowboy a conventional character of Wild West folklore, films, etc 3
- noun cowboy a person who is an irresponsible or unscrupulous operator in business 3
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Origin of cowboy
First appearance:
before 1715 One of the 49% newest English words
First recorded in 1715-25; cow1 + boy
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Parts of speech for Cowboy
noun
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
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cowboy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cowboy
noun cowboy
- herdsman — a herder; the keeper of a herd, especially of cattle or sheep.
- rancher — a person who owns or works on a ranch.
- bronco — In the western United States, especially in the 19th century, a wild horse was sometimes referred to as a bronco.
- wrangler — a cowboy, especially one in charge of saddle horses.
- vaquero — a cowboy or herdsman.
adjective cowboy
- trustless — not worthy of trust; faithless; unreliable; false: He was trustless when money was involved.
- fly-by-night — not reliable or responsible, especially in business; untrustworthy: a fly-by-night operation.
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