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COWBOY

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback

Synonyms:

cattleman; cowboy; cowhand; cowherd; cowman; cowpoke; cowpuncher; puncher

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("cowboy" is a kind of...):

ranch hand (a hired hand on a ranch)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cowboy"):

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)

roper (a cowboy who uses a lasso to rope cattle or horses)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Someone who is reckless or irresponsible (especially in driving vehicles)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("cowboy" is a kind of...):

adventurer; venturer (a person who enjoys taking risks)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A performer who gives exhibitions of riding and roping and bulldogging

Synonyms:

cowboy; rodeo rider

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("cowboy" is a kind of...):

performer; performing artist (an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience)

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