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cowperson en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From cow + person.

Meanings

1. (humorous, nonstandard, rare, sometimes) A cowhand.
   • The pineappled ham thing was just being removed from the bridge-table buffet as I entered, and I am overwhelmed by the sight of a roomful of unusually attired, middle-aged cowpersons swaying to the strains of "Oh Lonesome Me." 1991, “EMPTY”, in SPIN:
   • At the same time they turn loose a cowboy/girl/person from an adjacent pen. […] the cowperson jumps off the horse in mid-stride […] 1996, Coke Newell, Cow Chips Aren't for Dippin': A Guide to Life in the New Wild West, Gibbs Smith, →ISBN, page 80:

Forms

Relateds

cowman

Synonyms

cowpoke