cowboy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
- /ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ/
Etymology
PIE word *gʷṓws From cow + boy. More on Wikipedia.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A man who tends free-range cattle, especially in the American West.
There was some laughter, and Roddle was left free to expand his ideas on the periodic visits of cowboys to the town. “Mason Rickets, he had ten big punkins a-sittin' in front of his store, an' them fellers from the Upside-down-F ranch shot 'em up […].”
1899, Stephen Crane, chapter 1, in Twelve O'Clock:
- (countable, uncountable) A man who identifies with cowboy culture, including wearing a cowboy hat and being a fan of country and western music.
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(countable, obsolete, uncountable) A young lad employed to tend to cattle.
Mr. Consadine had scarcely finished the sentence when he saw his cow-boy running up the street, shouting and crying aloud that the best cow in the inch field was lost and gone, and nobody knew what had become of her, or could give the least tidings of her.
1828, T. Crofton Croker, Fairy Legends and Traditions of the South or Ireland, volume II, London: John Murray, page 312:
- (countable, informal, uncountable) A person who engages in reckless behavior, especially for the purpose of showing off.
- (New-Zealand, UK, countable, informal, uncountable) A dishonest or incompetent independent tradesman.
- (countable, slang, uncountable) A playing card of king rank.
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(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of cowboy pool.
alt of cowboy pool
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cowboys | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
mail-order cowboy · cowboy action shooting · drugstore cowboy · noncowboy · cowboy butter · Queen's cowboy · cowboy coffee · glowboy · cowboy shorts · all hat and no cowboy · cowboy steak · cowboy chord · rhinestone cowboy · milk-bar cowboy · cowboy caviar · cowboy shot · cowboy up · cowpunk · cowboylike · cowboy church · cowboy load · cowboys and Indians · cocksucking cowboy · cybercowboy · keyboard cowboy · singing cowboy · cowboyitis · cowboy beans · cowboyism · cowboy tea · cowboy-hatted · cocaine cowboy · cowboy shower · cowboy killer · cowboyish · cowboy boot · canteen cowboy · cowboy supper · space cowboy
Descendants
ខូវប៊ · καουμπόι · cobói · cowboy · cow-boy · ковбо́й · கௌபாய் · kovboy · kàuboj · cowboy · ខោវប៊យ · cowboy · 牛仔 · caubói · ка̀убој · 카우보이 · カウボーイ · cowboy · kowboj · cowboy · Cowboy · cowboy · cowboy · kauboi · cowboy · cowboy · คาวบอย · cowboy
Hypernyms
Relateds
cattleman · vaquero · cowherd · buckaroo · cowman
Translations (125)
mr काउबॉय (man who identifies with cowboy culture) · sv kobojsare (person who tends cattle) · ja 牧人 (person who tends cattle) · it vaccaio (person who tends cattle) · sv cowboy (person who tends cattle) · hi गोपाल (person who tends cattle) · tl bakero (person who tends cattle) · nv akałii (person who tends cattle) · be пасту́х (person who tends cattle) · pt machão (one who engages in reckless behavior) · yua kanan wakax (person who tends cattle) · bg каубо́й (man who identifies with cowboy culture) · ja カウボーイ (man who identifies with cowboy culture) · uk корівни́к (person who tends cattle) · fi cowboy (person who tends cattle) · fa گاوچران (person who tends cattle) · yue 牧人 (person who tends cattle) · az kovboy (person who tends cattle) · sh ка̀убој (person who tends cattle) · pt caubói (one who engages in reckless behavior) · ko 목자 (person who tends cattle) · ru ковбо́й (man who identifies with cowboy culture) · gd gille-cruidh (person who tends cattle) · uk ковбо́й (man who identifies with cowboy culture) · is kúreki (person who tends cattle) · ur کاؤبای (person who tends cattle) · it mandriano (person who tends cattle) · sco coolad (person who tends cattle) · de Kuhhirte (person who tends cattle) · cs kovboj (person who tends cattle) · yi קאַובאָי (person who tends cattle) · ru ковбо́й (person who tends cattle) · kk табыншы (person who tends cattle) · pl kowboje (person who tends cattle) · kk малшы (person who tends cattle) · mk каубо́ј (man who identifies with cowboy culture) · sh kàuboj (person who tends cattle) · fr cowboy (man who identifies with cowboy culture) · la bubulcus (person who tends cattle) · pt vaqueiro (person who tends cattle) · ga buachaill bó (person who tends cattle) · km ខូវប៊ (man who identifies with cowboy culture) · ka კოვბოი (person who tends cattle) · vi cao bồi (person who tends cattle) · nn cowboy (a dishonest and incompetent worker) · kmr kowboy (man who identifies with cowboy culture) · sv cowboysare (person who tends cattle) · it vaccaro (person who tends cattle) · he בּוֹקֵר (person who tends cattle) · cmn 牧人 (person who tends cattle) · ur گوپال (person who tends cattle) · kmr gavan (person who tends cattle) · da cowboy (person who tends cattle) · es gaucho (person who tends cattle) · pt peão (man who identifies with cowboy culture) · bg пасти́р (person who tends cattle) · kk сиыршы (person who tends cattle) · fi puijari (a dishonest and incompetent worker) · fr vacher (person who tends cattle) · ja 牧夫 (person who tends cattle) · nb cowboy (man who identifies with cowboy culture) · cmn 牛仔 (man who identifies with cowboy culture) · ar بَقّار (person who tends cattle) · yi קאַובוי (person who tends cattle) · es llanero (person who tends cattle) · ro văcar (person who tends cattle) · pl kowboj (person who tends cattle) · th คาวบอย (man who identifies with cowboy culture) · mk каубо́ец (man who identifies with cowboy culture) · nb cowboy (person who tends cattle) · nn cowboy (person who tends cattle) · uz kovboy (person who tends cattle) · es vaquero (person who tends cattle) · ms koboi (person who tends cattle) · fi cowboy-fani (man who identifies with cowboy culture) · fr cowboy (person who tends cattle) · tr kovboy (person who tends cattle) · yue 牛仔 (man who identifies with cowboy culture) · mr काउबॉय (person who tends cattle) · km ខូវប៊ (person who tends cattle) · fi petkuttaja (a dishonest and incompetent worker) · ar رَاعِي بَقَر (person who tends cattle) · uk пасту́х (person who tends cattle) · fi rämäpää (one who engages in reckless behavior) · fr cow-boy (man who identifies with cowboy culture) · mk го́ведар (person who tends cattle) · km ខោវប៊យ (person who tends cattle) · ar رَعَوِيّ الْبَقَر (person who tends cattle) · fi karjapaimen (person who tends cattle) · mk каубо́ец (person who tends cattle) · ba ковбой (man who identifies with cowboy culture) · kw bughwas (person who tends cattle) · pt caubói (person who tends cattle) · pl kowbojki (person who tends cattle) · kmr kawboy (man who identifies with cowboy culture) · hy կովբոյ (person who tends cattle) · pl kowbojka (person who tends cattle) · ko 카우보이 (man who identifies with cowboy culture) · fa کابوی (person who tends cattle) · de Cowboy (person who tends cattle) · km ខោវប៊យ (man who identifies with cowboy culture) · ky кесерге (person who tends cattle) · de Cowboy (man who identifies with cowboy culture) · vi cao bồi (one who engages in reckless behavior) · ba көтөүсе (person who tends cattle) · bn রাখাল (person who tends cattle) · kk бақташы (person who tends cattle) · nb cowboy (a dishonest and incompetent worker) · sq lopçar (person who tends cattle) · el ατζαμής (a dishonest and incompetent worker) · ru га́учо (person who tends cattle) · cy cowboi (person who tends cattle) · ru пасту́х (person who tends cattle) · mi kaupoai (person who tends cattle) · nn cowboy (man who identifies with cowboy culture) · eo vakero (person who tends cattle) · ca vaquer (person who tends cattle) · mk каубо́ј (person who tends cattle) · th คาวบอย (person who tends cattle) · es huaso (person who tends cattle) · be каўбо́й (man who identifies with cowboy culture) · hi काउबॉय (person who tends cattle) · fr cow-boy (person who tends cattle) · el αγελαδάρης (person who tends cattle) · pt caubói (man who identifies with cowboy culture)