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 Introspection is hardly foreign to country music, but Langley’s coolly reflective approach stands out in a genre defined by social collisions—by scenes of cowboys and cowgirls settling scores. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026 Inspired by the wild, wild West, this collection is full of skeletal cowboys and twisted desert motifs. — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 July 2026 Paramount+ delivered the main full trailer for season 4 on June 15, 2026, and it’s packed with dinosaurs, cowboys, horses, space storms, dreams, nightmares, fire-breathing dragons, haunted spaceships, and hallucinatory pleasure planets. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 23 July 2026 As the animal’s eyes morph into those of the cowboy, the imagery blurs the line between predator and lover before the panther suddenly lunges. — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 22 July 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

Noun

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

Noun

Before achieving fame as a pilot, Baracca was an accomplished cavalry commander and horseman.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 July 2026
For Daniel Bey, a Kansas City, Kansas, horseman and team roper who competed in last year’s event, the expansion is a clear sign that the rodeo resonated with the community.

— J.M. Banks June 24, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2026

Definition of horseman

Noun

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

Gilroy’s multi-ethnic roots, however, begin at its inception, when Scotsman John Gilroy became the first English-speaking settler of California, married Maria Clara Ortega – the daughter of a Spanish rancher, and then became a Mexican citizen.

— Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
Among them were a former rural mayor, an ex-police commander, a bar owner, a rancher, a fireman and various entrepreneurs associated with mining and construction, industries heavily subject to extortion demands.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026

Definition of rancher

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