cowboy

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
  2. noun a performer who gives exhibitions of riding and roping and bulldogging
  3. noun someone who is reckless or irresponsible (especially in driving vehicles)

Etymology

PIE word *gʷṓws From cow + boy. More on Wikipedia.

In classic literature

Synonyms

cowpuncher, puncher, cowman, cattleman, cowpoke, cowhand, cowherd

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