cowboy

[US]/ˈkaʊbɔɪ/
[UK]/ˈkaʊbɔɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. cattle herder, cowboy; reckless person, troublemaker; unscrupulous merchant.

Phrases & Collocations

cowboy hat

Example Sentences

the stock characters in every cowboy film.

the cowboy mystique; the mystique of existentialism.

Cowboys do a roundup of cows.

they are always playing cowboys and Indians .

cowboy hats are ubiquitous among the male singers.

played cowboy; played the star.

the man who's given a whole new meaning to the term ‘cowboy’.

What's the matter there, cowboy?|Having a little trouble with the dogie?

Most westerns are about cowboys and Red Indians.

There are too many cowboys in the business these days.

You are looking at the annual downhill cowboy skiing competition that involves slalom and lassoing skills.

camped up their cowboy costumes with chaps, tin stars, and ten-gallon hats.

Both cowboys started to reach for their guns, but the police got the drop on them both.

The cowboy splashed his way across the shallow stream with his cow.

In the Wild West there were cowboys who used to hunt down any man with a price on his head.

Over the years other names have been attached to this famous Arches National Park monument—Schoolmarm's Pants, Old Maid's Bloomers, and Cowboy Chaps.

Real-world Examples

Cowboy boots? I've never worn cowboy boots in my whole life.

Source: Friends Season 9

There's lots of cowboys, actually. Lots of cowboys.

Source: American English dialogue

I ran away from home to become a cowboy.

Source: America The Story of Us

Advertising is everywhere, the Phillip Morris, iconic Marlboro cowboy still riding the range.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation June 2014

And I got the cowboy at a gay rodeo in Amarillo.

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 1

When I was growing up, I wanted to be a cowboy.

Source: This month VOA Special English

But in the Australian outback, they've reinvented the cowboy big time.

Source: Human Planet

Thank you. - Okay, come on, cowboy.

Source: Canadian drama "Saving Hope" Season 1

I had a cowboy themed party and we had like, hay bales everywhere.

Source: Idol speaks English fluently.

The outfit for a cowboy identified him.

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

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