cowboy hat

noun

Synonyms of cowboy hatnext
: a wide-brimmed hat with a large soft crown

called also ten-gallon hat

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While some countries have convenience stores on every corner and delicious wine, America has ginormous megashops with shooting ranges, cowboy hats, and aisles and aisles of beaver plushies. Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 17 June 2026 The look was made complete by the pair’s matching cowboy hats. Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 June 2026 After Diego Lopes brutally knocked out Steve Garcia following a back-and-forth slugfest, Lopes put on his trademark cowboy hat and hopped up on the cage to celebrate with the crowd. Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 15 June 2026 No previous American leader could plausibly have presided over the scene of a tattooed Brazilian fighter in a black cowboy hat and Lycra shorts running out of the White House, saluted by honor guards, with the intent of pulverizing another human being. Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for cowboy hat

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cowboy hat was in 1882

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“Cowboy hat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cowboy%20hat. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.

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