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

The scenes will include a tribute to the vaqueros, the Mexican and Tejano cowboys who made up about one-fourth of Old West ranch hands and trail drivers. — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Aug. 2026

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

But hold up, cowboys and cowgirls, ‘cause the real Americana comes out in Joe’s monologue to her family over the most cursed McNamara family breakfast so far. — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 16 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

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

Historians estimate that during the 19th century, one in four cowboys was Black. — Sarah Enelow-Snyder, Midwest Living, 19 July 2026