as in cowboys
a hired hand who tends cattle or horses at a ranch or on the range
an expert cowman who can round up the livestock in no time
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cowboys
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The most effective messengers are not grassroots activists or rising politicians but farmers, wildland firefighters, fishermen, cowboys, hunters, game wardens and foresters.—
Nadia Gill,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2026 -
The commercial also featured real cowboys, construction workers and climbers.—
Jack Armstrong,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Cowmen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cowmen. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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