Thesaurus results for COWBOY

cowboy

noun

ˈkau̇-ˌbȯi

Definition of cowboy

as in cowpoke

a hired hand who tends cattle or horses at a ranch or on the range cowboys were rounding up the cattle for branding

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Recent Examples of cowboy The first co-write between Henley and Frey was a bona fide cowboy ballad if cowboys kept grand pianos around campfires. — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 30 Aug. 2026 Her father, William Preston Bowling, who plays the elderly cowboy with the oxygen tank, was with her. — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026 But Woody the cowboy doll and Buzz Lightyear the action figure are not among the group assembled here. — Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026 Immediately after the Civil War, Smith said, cowboys drove millions of longhorns from southern Texas to railheads in Kansas for shipment to northern markets. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cowboy

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Noun

But the grizzled former Man in Black and man-who-failed-to-ground-Maverick isn’t known for playing the type of gruff ol’ cowpoke who’s about to break into song.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 May 2026
The all-inclusive dude ranch is about a 90-minute drive from Reno, Nevada, and has invited travelers to get in touch with their inner cowpoke since 1962.

— Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026

Definition of cowpoke

Noun

Eastwood portrayed Rowdy Yates, the young cowhand who eventually matures into a leader.

— Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
Residents and visitors will line the streets to watch cowhands from various ranches herd more than 30 Longhorns through town, a tradition dating back to when the parade was a downtown cattle drive.

— CBS News, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026

Definition of cowhand

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This hearty meal will satisfy your little (and big) buckaroos.

— Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 13 June 2026
The project remains in its early stages, but initial details suggest a more casual, family-friendly approach that aligns with the tone of the buckaroo development.

— Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 4 May 2026

Definition of buckaroo

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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

Definition of cowman

Noun

In 2025, a fifth-generation Apache County rancher testified to Congress about his experience with wolves.

— Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Shawn Harris, a Georgia rancher and a Democratic nominee for the state's 14th Congressional District, told CBS News last month that the plan could run some cattle ranchers out of business.

— Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of rancher

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