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
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Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Sweet and a little spicy, these refreshing cowboy margaritas are finished with a splash of beer for the perfect summer sipper.
—Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 29 June 2025
Maybe that’s why, 20 years on, the film still feels devastatingly real: The delusion is not unique to two cowboys on a mountain.
—Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 27 June 2025
Until then, so long, cowboy. Head-turn of the century (episode 14)
Jeremiah appears to deliberate until the last second before deciding to recouple with bombshell Iris, leaving Huda single and vulnerable.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 21 June 2025
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Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Sweet and a little spicy, these refreshing cowboy margaritas are finished with a splash of beer for the perfect summer sipper.
—Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 29 June 2025
Maybe that’s why, 20 years on, the film still feels devastatingly real: The delusion is not unique to two cowboys on a mountain.
—Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 27 June 2025
Until then, so long, cowboy. Head-turn of the century (episode 14)
Jeremiah appears to deliberate until the last second before deciding to recouple with bombshell Iris, leaving Huda single and vulnerable.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 21 June 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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Clint Eastwood as Rowdy Yates Clint Eastwood portrayed Rowdy Yates, the young cowhand who eventually matures into a leader.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
7 June 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 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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During the news conference Tuesday, Noem, the Homeland Security secretary, mentioned her past as a farmer and rancher in South Dakota.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 July 2025
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Longer term, Peel expects beef prices to stay high for the next several years as ranchers work on rebuilding their herds.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
8 July 2025
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Professional bareback horsemen Tim O'Connell, Cole Reiner, discuss May's Music City Rodeo, event, culture's potential for growth in Nashville, more.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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There were escorts from fighter jets and flag-bearing Arabian horsemen.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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“Cowboy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cowboy. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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