Definition of cowmannext
as in cowboy
a hired hand who tends cattle or horses at a ranch or on the range an expert cowman who can round up the livestock in no time

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Recent Examples of cowman 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cowman
cowboy
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  • Inventing fake cowboys with drama would be disrespectful to the real cowboys who live drama-free at the Four Sixes to this day, according to Sheridan.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The scenes will include a tribute to the vaqueros, the Mexican and Tejano cowboys who made up about one-fourth of Old West ranch hands and trail drivers.
    Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Aug. 2026

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“Cowman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cowman. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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