cowpoke
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Definition of cowpoke
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Synonyms for cowpoke
Synonyms
buckaroo (also buckeroo), cowboy, cowhand, cowman, cowpuncher, waddy (or waddie) [West], wrangler
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Spooner’s man, just north of town, was also a cowpoke, his hands extended, gripping nothing. — Robert Simonson, New York Times, "A Road Trip to the Fiberglass Frontier of Northern Wisconsin," 14 Aug. 2019 This is Texas east of the Pecos, a land of cowpokes and unending fields of cotton, a crop that loves the merciless sun of its semiarid climate. — Mary Ann Anderson, Twin Cities, "Lubbock is smack in middle of nowhere — and everywhere," 20 July 2019 This is a land of caprock, cowpokes and unending fields of cotton, a crop that loves the merciless sun of its semiarid climate. — Mary Ann Anderson, chicagotribune.com, "Lots to love in Lubbock, a West Texas town with a cowboy past and a bright future," 18 July 2019 Walter Van Tilburg Clark turned the western on its head, or rather gave it what a cowpoke might call a neck-tie social. — WSJ, "Five Best: Christopher Knowlton on Westerns," 19 July 2018 His genial cowpoke persona is surrounded by profound silliness, gentle political satire and flashy fashions. — Christopher Arnott, courant.com, "David Lutken Tames a Wild, Woolly 'Will Rogers Follies'," 3 May 2018 Curly the cowpoke has an almost Thoreauvian appreciation for the bright golden haze on the meadow. — Tony Adler, Chicago Reader, "Oklahoma! throws a bright, golden haze over history," 25 Apr. 2018 Dressed as a cowpoke, a Texan (Jon Voight) travels to New York to make money as a prostitute. — Ben Kenigsberg, New York Times, "Film Series in NYC This Week," 29 June 2017 Competitors in Ricky’s rib eating contest Riscky’s BBQ National Day of the American Cowboy 1 No cowpoke will want to miss Fort Worth’s National Day of the American Cowboy celebration in the Stockyards this Saturday. — Denise Harris, star-telegram, "Hello, weekend! Ribs, retro music and the real science of beer," 19 July 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cowpoke.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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