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
Opposites attract in this story of a spoiled pop princess and a cowboy.
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Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
The series will highlight the tense showdowns between lawmen and outlaws, the rise of cowboys and ranchers, the strength of pioneer women and the drive of abolitionists and fortune seekers who helped shape the American frontier.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 25 May 2025
There will be a cowboy and cowgirl costume contest, live DJs and more.
—Martin Vassolo, Axios, 22 May 2025
They are typically found on boots, including ankle booties, combat, cowboy and Chelsea boots.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 20 May 2025
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Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
The series will highlight the tense showdowns between lawmen and outlaws, the rise of cowboys and ranchers, the strength of pioneer women and the drive of abolitionists and fortune seekers who helped shape the American frontier.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 25 May 2025
There will be a cowboy and cowgirl costume contest, live DJs and more.
—Martin Vassolo, Axios, 22 May 2025
They are typically found on boots, including ankle booties, combat, cowboy and Chelsea boots.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cowboy
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The Player’s Guide details how to build a character, whether its just a common cowpoke or one of the more unusual options like a huckster or blessed.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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It’s been ten weeks since the robbery, and Theresa and Shermy the dog are the last two urban cowpokes standing at the old makeshift homestead motel.—
Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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Things are also taking a turn for the worse in Texas, where Runs His Horse successfully tracks down the ranch cowhands that interrupted Pete and Teonna’s tryst.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
9 Mar. 2025
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The term Cowboy became widely popular for the trade and subsequently was whitewashed to then exclude Black cowhands from the history books.—
Stephanie Tharpe,
Forbes,
25 Dec. 2024
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The Supreme Court had already decided that yes, indeed, Texas — which spent a hundred million buckaroos a year on California produce — could throw up its own quarantine on Golden State goods.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Oct. 2024
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The group disqualifies him, however, after researchers discover his buckaroo abilities are limited to wearing expensive Stetson hats and tripping on his lasso.—
Gustavo ArellanoColumnist,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Dec. 2022
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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
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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
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McEuen allegedly admitted to shooting and killing 35-year-old Martinez as the rancher sat in his truck outside his home.—
Danielle Wallace,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2025
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State Response and Future Habitat The CDFW has designated support funds for ranchers losing livestock to wolves and continues public outreach to address coexistence concerns.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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Advertisement The Stronach Group, the owner of Santa Anita and operating under the moniker of 1/ST Racing, has a proposal to help alleviate the impact on Northern California horsemen.—
John Cherwa,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Dec. 2024
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The four horsemen of Big Tech — Apple, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft — all report earnings this week, and the stakes couldn’t be higher.—
Catherine Baab,
Quartz,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Cowboy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cowboy. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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