cowboy

cow·boy  (kouboi)

n.

1. A hired man, especially in the western United States, who tends cattle and performs many of his duties on horseback. Also called cowman, cowpoke, cowpuncher; also called regionally buckaroo, vaquero, waddy². See Regional Note at vaquero.

2. An adventurous hero.

3. Slang A reckless person, such as a driver, pilot, or manager, who ignores potential risks.

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cowboy [ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) Also called cowhand a hired man who herds and tends cattle, usually on horseback, esp in the western US

2. (Historical Terms) a conventional character of Wild West folklore, films, etc., esp one involved in fighting Indians

3. Informal

a.  a person who is an irresponsible or unscrupulous operator in business

b.  (as modifier) cowboy contractors cowboy shop steward

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) Austral a man or boy who tends cattle

cowgirl  fem n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cowboy - a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback cowhand, cowherd, cowman, cowpoke, cowpuncher, puncher, cattleman buckaroo, buckeroo, vaquero - local names for a cowboy (`vaquero' is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and `buckaroo' is used especially in California) cowgirl - a woman cowboy gaucho - a cowboy of the South American pampas horse wrangler, wrangler - a cowboy who takes care of the saddle horses ranch hand - a hired hand on a ranch roper - a cowboy who uses a lasso to rope cattle or horses
	2.	cowboy - a performer who gives exhibitions of riding and roping and bulldogging rodeo rider performer, performing artist - an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience
	3.	cowboy - someone who is reckless or irresponsible (especially in driving vehicles) adventurer, venturer - a person who enjoys taking risks

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cowboy

noun

1. cowhand, drover, herder, rancher, stockman, cattleman, herdsman, gaucho (S. American), buckaroo (U.S.), ranchero (U.S.), cowpuncher (U.S. informal), broncobuster (U.S.), wrangler (U.S.) Ranchers have recently been finding it impossible to recruit people to work as cowboys.

2. amateur, fraud, rogue, incompetent, bungler, nonprofessional Those builders we hired were nothing but a bunch of cowboys.

Translations

cowboy [ˈkaʊbɔɪ]

A. N

1. → vaquero m, gaucho m (Arg) (Cine etc) → cowboy m
cowboys and Indians (= game) → indios mpl y americanos

2. (Brit) → chorizo/a m/f (Sp)
he's a real cowboy → es un auténtico chorizo
the cowboys of the building trade → los piratas de la construcción

B. CPD cowboy boots NPL → botas fpl camperas
cowboy hat N → sombrero m de cowboy

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cowboy [ˈkaʊbɔɪ]

n

(= worker with cattle) → cow-boy m

(British) (= incompetent worker) → fumiste mf >

modif

[film] → de cow-boy

(British) (= incompetent) [builder] → pas sérieux/euse
cowboy boots npl → santiags > mpl
cowboy hat n → chapeau m de cow-boy, stetson m
cowboy outfit n → panoplie f de cowboy
cow dung n → bouse f de vache

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cowboy [ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ] n → cowboy m inv
to play cowboys and Indians → giocare agli indiani (e ai cowboys)

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cowboy [ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ] n → cowboy m inv
to play cowboys and Indians → giocare agli indiani (e ai cowboys)

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cowboy → راعى البقر kovboj cowboy Cowboy καουμπόης vaquero karjapaimen cow-boy kauboj cowboy カウボーイ 카우보이 cowboy cowboy kowboj boiadeiro, vaqueiro ковбой cowboy คาวบอย kovboy cao bồi 牛仔