cowboy hat

noun

: a wide-brimmed hat with a large soft crown

called also ten-gallon hat

Examples of cowboy hat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Watching from the sideline in a Boomer red shirt and a cowboy hat was Bradshaw, the past watching the future, understanding and appreciating the opportunity, the pressure and the glory as only someone in the small quarterback fraternity can. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026

Taylor Swift isn’t quite ready to hang up her cowboy hat just yet. — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2026

The multiseason offering will kick off with more than 20 pieces of apparel and accessories that are modern interpretations of classic Dean pieces such as a white T-shirt, a leather motorcycle jacket and a cowboy hat. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026

His grandfather, Francisco, 74, who rode beside him in a straw cowboy hat, shook his head. — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cowboy hat

• acrobat
• autocrat
• automat
• bundesrat
• bureaucrat
• butterfat
• caveat
• chemostat
• copycat
• cryostat
• democrat
• diplomat