Synonyms of cowboys

cowboys

noun

plural of cowboy

as in cowhands

a hired hand who tends cattle or horses at a ranch or on the range

cowboys were rounding up the cattle for branding

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cowhands
• cowpokes
• cowpunchers
• cowmen
• horsemen
• ranchers
• buckaroos
• cowgirls
• wranglers
• vaqueros
• waddies
• gauchos
• caballeros
• stockmen
• cattlemen
• herders
• herdsmen
• drovers
• horsewomen
• cowherds

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cowboys

Tending to crops, riding horses and working the land, these work boots were worn by farmers and cowboys alike. — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2026

Live actors would appear throughout, sometimes as gangsters in a noir crime movie, and sometimes as Wild West cowboys. — Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026

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

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

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

As with Christmas, the logistical wrangling can outweigh the enjoyment, at least for the cowboys. — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

Throughout the afternoon, parents pointed toward competitors and explained that Black cowboys and cowgirls have long been part of the American West. — Kansas City Star, 2 Aug. 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