cowboy

Meaning of cowboy

noun
  1. (especially in the western US) a man who herds and tends cattle, performing much of his work on horseback.
    they are always playing cowboys and Indians
  2. a dishonest or careless person in business, especially an unqualified one.
    cowboy coach firms are alleged to have flouted safety rules

verb

work as a cowboy.

Information about cowboy

Hyphenation of cowboy

cow-boy

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
  • cowboy is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

cowboy synonyms

Meaning cowpuncher:

cowpuncher, puncher, cowman, cattleman, cowpoke, cowhand, cowherd

Meaning a person who looks after a herd of livestock or makes a living from keeping livestock, especially in open country:

herder

Meaning the owner or keeper of a herd of domesticated animals:

herdsman

Meaning a person who looks after livestock:

stockman

Meaning a person who owns or runs a ranch:

rancher

Meaning a cowboy from the South American pampas:

gaucho

Meaning (in South America) an inhabitant of a llano, in particular one who works as a cowboy:

llanero

Meaning a person who farms or works on a ranch, especially in the south-western US and Mexico:

ranchero

Meaning (in Spanish-speaking parts of the US) a cowboy; a cattle driver:

vaquero

Meaning a cowboy who breaks in wild or half-tamed horses:

broncobuster

Meaning a cowboy:

buckaroo

Meaning a large group of animals, especially hoofed mammals, that live together or are kept together as livestock:

herd

Meaning a person who behaves dishonestly in order to gain an advantage:

cheat

Meaning a person who uses deception to deprive someone of money or possessions:

swindler

Meaning a person who commits fraud, especially in business dealings:

fraudster

Meaning a person who cheats or deceives people:

trickster

Meaning a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill:

charlatan

Meaning a dishonest or unscrupulous person; a rogue:

scoundrel

Meaning a dishonest or unprincipled man:

rogue

Meaning a mischievous or cheeky person, especially a child or man (typically used in an affectionate way):

rascal

Meaning an incompetent person:

incompetent

Meaning a person who engages in a pursuit, especially a sport, on an unpaid rather than a professional basis:

amateur

Meaning a person who habitually bungles things; an amateur:

bungler

Meaning a person who makes or repairs something badly or clumsily:

bodger

cowboy antonyms

Meaning a person engaged or qualified in a profession:

professional

Translation of cowboy

Words that rhyme with cowboy

drawboy, bowboy, lowboy, plowboy

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