cowboy
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Synonyms for cowboy
Synonyms: Noun
buckaroo (also buckeroo), cowhand, cowman, cowpoke, cowpuncher, waddy (or waddie) [West], wrangler
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Examples of cowboy in a Sentence
Noun
a movie about cowboys in the old West He worked for several years as a cowboy on a ranch in Texas. We've got a bunch of risk-taking cowboys running this project.Verb
He cowboyed in Texas and Oklahoma.
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Mike Flueckiger and Vance Ferebee and the rest of the medical cowboys will go again to save the saviors. — Jacqueline Detwiler, Popular Mechanics, "The Airplanes That Rescue Ebola Patients," 5 July 2019 Using the story's age-old tale of two cowboys trying to win the hand of the leading lady, the musical examines ideas of gender, sexuality, justice and power. — Maddie Burakoff, Smithsonian, "Ali Stroker Makes History, and More From the Tony Awards," 10 June 2019 Two cowboys on horses were able to wrangle the runaway cow. — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, "Holy cow! Video shows longhorn on the loose charging into downtown Colorado Springs bank," 3 Aug. 2019 And yet the iconic images of the West — the covered wagon on a vast prairie, the cowboy driving a herd on the high plains — are seared into our national consciousness. — John Daniel Davidson, National Review, "Founders of the Frontier: David McCullough Discovers Ohio’s Puritan Pioneers," 11 July 2019 Their success brought to American attention the culture of the paniolo, the Hawaiian cowboys who had been herding cattle on the islands since the late 1700s. — National Geographic, "12 travel books you won’t be able to put down this summer," 28 June 2019 Woody, like the American western genre, has faded, become less meaningful in a modern world where cowboy has taken on a new context. — Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, "How 'Toy Story 4' Evokes the Journey of the Western Hero," 22 June 2019 Woody’s signature rag doll slapstick comedy is in full swing, from the cowboy flailing atop an angry cat running in circles, to getting his face stepped on by Bonnie’s dad, to flinging his limbs every which way to keep Forky in check. — Kelsea Stahler, refinery29.com, "Toy Story 4 Isn't Perfect, But It Will Fork Its Way Right Into Your Heart," 15 June 2019 Often times, Western culture is still synonymous with White culture, despite the fact that the black cowboys date back to the 1800s. — Jessica Andrews, Teen Vogue, "5 Western Fashion Outfits That Give Off Big Yeehaw Energy," 20 Mar. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Sam Hunt cowboys up Sam Hunt brought the party with him Friday night. — Cindy Watts And Adam Tamburin, USA TODAY, "Friday at CMA Music Festival: Blake Shelton, Kelsea Ballerini," 10 June 2017 Sam Hunt cowboys up Sam Hunt brought the party with him Friday night. — Cindy Watts And Adam Tamburin, USA TODAY, "Friday at CMA Music Festival: Blake Shelton, Kelsea Ballerini," 10 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cowboy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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