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cowman

cow·man
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kou-muh n]
    • /ˈkaʊ mən/
    • /ˈkaʊ.mən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kou-muh n]
    • /ˈkaʊ mən/

Definitions of cowman word

  • noun cowman a man who owns cattle; rancher 3
  • noun cowman a man who owns or operates a cattle ranch 3
  • noun cowman a man who tends cattle 3
  • noun plural cowman Western U.S. a person who owns cattle; rancher. a cowboy or cowherd. 1
  • noun plural cowman British. a farmworker who tends cows. 1
  • noun cowman A person who owns or is in charge of a cattle ranch. 1

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Origin of cowman

First appearance:

before 1670
One of the 47% oldest English words
First recorded in 1670-80; cow1 + man1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Cowman

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

cowman popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

cowman usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for cowman

noun cowman

  • cowboy — A cowboy is a male character in a western.
  • cowhand — a hired man who herds and tends cattle, usually on horseback, esp in the western US

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