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cowboy

 
Noun cowboy has 3 senses
  1. cowboy, cowpuncher, puncher, cowman, cattleman, cowpoke, cowhand, cowherd - a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
    --1 is a kind of ranch hand
    --1 has particulars:
     bronco buster; vaquero, buckaroo, buckeroo; cowgirl; gaucho; horse wrangler, wrangler; roper
  2. cowboy, rodeo rider - a performer who gives exhibitions of riding and roping and bulldogging
    --2 is a kind of performer, performing artist
  3. cowboy - someone who is reckless or irresponsible (especially in driving vehicles)
    --3 is a kind of
    adventurer, venturer
cowardliness cowardly cowards cowart cowbarn cowbell cowberry cowbird cowboy cowboy boot cowboy boots cowboy hat cowboy practitioner cowboys cowboys falcons cowbridge cowcatcher

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