Meaning

6 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A man who tends free-range cattle, especially in the American West.

    a male hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback

  2. (countable, uncountable)A man who identifies with cowboy culture, including wearing a cowboy hat and being a fan of country and western music.

    Cowboy

    ковбо́йkovbój

    ковбо́йkovbój

  3. (countable, informal, uncountable)A person who engages in reckless behavior, especially for the purpose of showing off.

    Cowboy, Kuhhirte

    пасту́хpastúx, ковбо́йkovbój, га́учоgáučo

    пасту́хpastúx, корівни́кkorivnýk

    someone who is reckless or irresponsible (especially in driving vehicles)

  4. (New Zealand, UK, countable, informal, uncountable)A dishonest or incompetent independent tradesman.

  5. (countable, slang, uncountable)A playing card of king rank.

  6. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)A young lad employed to tend to cattle.

Examples

111 sentences
  1. I always wanted to be a cowboy.

    Я завжди хотів бути ковбоєм.

    ruЯ всегда хотел быть ковбоем.

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  2. Tom was wearing a cowboy hat.

    ruНа Томе была ковбойская шляпа.

    deTom trug einen Cowboyhut.

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  3. Tom wasn't wearing a cowboy hat.

    ruТом был не в ковбойской шляпе.

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  4. Tom is wearing a cowboy hat.

    ruТом в ковбойской шляпе.

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  5. Let's make believe that we're cowboys.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
man who identifies with cowboy culture:
person who tends cattle:
Русский
By meaning 2
man who identifies with cowboy culture:
person who tends cattle:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
man who identifies with cowboy culture:
person who tends cattle:

Forms

plural: cowboys
Singularcowboy
Pluralcowboys

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a male hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback:cowmancattleman

Word family

40 related words

Collocations

7 patterns
  • a cowboy hat
  • cowboy hat
  • cowboy boots boots
  • wearing a cowboy
  • wearing cowboy boots
  • cowboy boots
  • wearing cowboy

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
cowboy — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto