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cowboy

Definition

  • noun: a man who rides a horse and whose job is to take care of cows or horses especially in the western U.S.
  • noun: one who tends cattle or horses
  • verb: to work as a cowboy
  • sometimes used before another noun
  • synonyms: drover, cowherd

Examples

  • We've got a bunch of risk-taking 'cowboys' running this project.

  • He worked for several years as a 'cowboy' on a ranch in Texas.

  • a movie about 'cowboys' in the old West

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) - He's right, you know. - Hmm? The punch. I drank it at James' last party. I woke up in Hoboken wearing nothing but a poncho and a cowboy hat. Ah. Well. Wise. - Uh, hi. - Christian Thompson. Christian Thompson? (..)
    2006 The Devil Wears Prada