cowboy

🇺🇸 /ˈkaʊbɔɪ/ 🇬🇧 /ˈkaʊbɔɪ/
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noun
R

a person who rides horses and herds cattle on ranches in the western US

The cowboy rode across the plains to gather the cattle.

R

a character in movies about the American West who rides horses and herds cattle

My favorite cowboy in the movie wore a black hat and rode a white horse.

R

a dishonest worker who does poor quality work or charges too much money

That cowboy plumber did a terrible job and charged me double the normal price.

translation

n. a person who rides horses and herds cattle on ranches in the western US; a character in movies about the American West who rides horses and herds cattle; a dishonest worker who does poor quality work or charges too much money

Word Forms

Plural cowboys