cowman

noun

cow·​man ˈkau̇-mən 

-ˌman

1

: cowherd, cowboy

2

: a cattle owner or rancher

Synonyms of cowman

• cowboy

Examples of cowman in a Sentence

an expert cowman who can round up the livestock in no time

Recent Examples on the Web

The picture-perfect cowman’s paradise of Stockyards City is true to its stripes—and nowhere is this more evident than in Cattlemen’s Steakhouse. — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025

The reply of my friend and hunting companion was one of those quaint, rasping epithets which only a cowman can manage when everything has gone wrong. — Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025

McGuinn’s handshake indicated that, indeed, the farmer and the cowman, or the country traditionalist and the Byrd-man, could be friends. — Chris Willman, Variety, 16 Jan. 2022

The crowd roared in wonder, then stood again, whooping like farmers and cowmen. — Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 17 June 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1677, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for cowman

• plowman

Kids Definition

cowman

noun

cow·​man ˈkau̇-mən 

-ˌman

1

: cowboy

2

: a cattle owner or rancher