Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: cowboy
IPA transcription: [k'aʊb,ɔɪ]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: cowboy, cowpuncher, puncher, cowman, cattleman, cowpoke, cowhand, cowherd
    Meaning: a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
Usage examples
  • "A schooner, did you say?" questioned Stacy, edging closer to the cowboy.
  • He rides like those latter-day centaurs--the Australian ranger and the American cowboy.
  • In the latter part of April, Cowboy Charlie Wall had four Mexicans helping him irrigate an alfalfa field, above the Mexican village of Tularosa, on Tularosa river.