Thesaurus results for COWPOKE

cowpoke

noun

ˈkau̇-ˌpōk

Definition of cowpoke next

as in cowboy

a hired hand who tends cattle or horses at a ranch or on the range it takes a long time to train a good cowpoke

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Recent Examples of cowpoke 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 Younger kids can choose from a selection of small plates portioned for cowpokes. —

Outside Online, 17 July 2024 His fictional protagonists have included ornery cowpokes and professors of esoterica. —

The New Yorker, 12 June 2024 Real 19th-century cowpokes typically dressed in heavy canvas trousers, bowlers and wore rawhide chaps as armor against thorny vegetation and the general filth of the job. —

Guy Trebay, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024 See All Example Sentences for cowpoke

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cowboy

Noun

This has resulted in these two states also having the most Black cowboys, LeBlanc says—like legendary Oklahoma cowboy Bass Reeves, who served as deputy marshal in Oklahoma Territory during the late 19th century, said to have inspired The Lone Ranger.

— Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
Think shows that include Argentine cowboys known as gauchos, Brazilian samba dancers, West African (Moko Jumbie) stilt walkers.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 6 June 2026