ALL meanings of cowboy
cow·boy
C c - 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
- noun cowboy (as modifier) 3
- noun cowboy a man or boy who tends cattle 3
- noun cowboy a ranch worker who rides horseback much of the time on his job of herding and tending cattle 3
- noun cowboy a performer in a rodeo or Wild West show 3
- noun cowboy a conventionalized character in novels, motion pictures, etc., typically an adventurous Westerner who rides horseback and carries pistols 3
- noun cowboy a man regarded variously as being bold, daring, independent, etc. or brash, reckless, out of control, etc. 3
- 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 man, typically one on horseback, who herds and tends cattle, especially in the western US and as represented in westerns and novels. 1
- noun cowboy a man who herds and tends cattle on a ranch, especially in the western U.S., and who traditionally goes about most of his work on horseback. 1
- noun cowboy a man who exhibits the skills attributed to such cowboys, especially in rodeos. 1
- noun cowboy Chiefly Northeastern U.S. a reckless or speedy automobile driver. 1
- noun cowboy Informal. a reckless or irresponsible person, especially a show-off or one who undertakes a dangerous or sensitive task heedlessly: They put foreign policy in the hands of cowboys. 1
- noun cowboy (during the American Revolution) a member of a pro-British guerrilla band that operated between the American and British lines near New York City. 1
- verb without object cowboy to work as a cowboy. 1
- noun cowboy cowherd in American West 1
- noun cowboy workman: shoddy 1
- noun cowboy trader: dishonest 1
- noun cowboy person: reckless, daring 1
- noun cowboy workman, builder: shoddy 1
- noun Technical meaning of cowboy [Sun, from William Gibson's cyberpunk SF] Synonym for hacker. It is reported that at Sun this word is often said with reverence. 1
- noun cowboy A man who tends free-range cattle, especially in the American West. 0
- noun cowboy A man who identifies with cowboy culture, including wearing a cowboy hat and being a fan of country and western music. 0
- noun cowboy (Informal) A person who engages in reckless behavior, especially for the purpose of showing off. 0
- noun cowboy (Informal) (Britain) A dishonest and/or incompetent independent tradesman. 0
- noun cowboy (card games slang) A playing card of king rank. 0
- verb cowboy (Intransitive Verb) To work as a cowboy, herding cattle. 0