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
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Recent Examples of cowboys
McGuane’s cowboys lose fights—for women, for their ranches, for their dreams—and tend to know when they’ve been beaten.
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Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
The design is based on the iconic jean jacket cowboys wear in Westerns.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Insider tip Caroline Maber from ultraluxe travel specialist Cazenove + Loyd suggests this region is a great place for any first timer to try fishing and saddling up with the local cowboys.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 20 Oct. 2025
Singing cowboys like Gene Autry and Western actor John Wayne became synonymous with patriotism, further forging the link between cowboys and American identity.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
Still, there’s clearly some lingering bad blood between the two old cowboys.
—Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
The clouds are as much a character in Murphy’s work as the cowboys, though the former are unchanged since the Oceti Sakowin first formed their confederacy.
—Casey Cep, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Wrangler‘s new, 10-piece capsule made for all the cowboys and cowboys-at-heart.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
Guests dressed up as space cowboys, astronauts, and aliens.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2025
Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
The design is based on the iconic jean jacket cowboys wear in Westerns.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Insider tip Caroline Maber from ultraluxe travel specialist Cazenove + Loyd suggests this region is a great place for any first timer to try fishing and saddling up with the local cowboys.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 20 Oct. 2025
Singing cowboys like Gene Autry and Western actor John Wayne became synonymous with patriotism, further forging the link between cowboys and American identity.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
Still, there’s clearly some lingering bad blood between the two old cowboys.
—Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
The clouds are as much a character in Murphy’s work as the cowboys, though the former are unchanged since the Oceti Sakowin first formed their confederacy.
—Casey Cep, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Wrangler‘s new, 10-piece capsule made for all the cowboys and cowboys-at-heart.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025
Guests dressed up as space cowboys, astronauts, and aliens.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cowboys
cowhands
Noun
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There are plenty of places to take a horse, with experienced cowhands to guide the way.—
Jenny Peters,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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Now, the ranch is proactively using drones equipped with speakers and bright lights as stand-in cowhands, WSJ reported.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Cowboys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cowboys. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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