English
Image:Texascowboys2.jpg|thumb|right| Cowboys
Etymology
cow + boy
Noun
cowboy
- a person who tends cattle
- a person who tends cattle in the US West or Southwest
- a person from the US West or Southwest
- a person who dresses like a US cowboy, especially one who wears a cowboy hat
- a fan of Country-Western music
- context|UK|colloquial a dishonest and incompetent independent tradesman. A cowboy plumber may collect a large fee in advance, and leave floods and the need for expensive corrective work behind.
- slang a king (the playing card)
Related terms
cowgirl
cattleman
cowman
buckaroo
cowperson
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Translations
Croatian: t-|hr|kauboj|m
Finnish: karjapaimen
French: cow-boy ou cowboy
Hebrew: ��קר (boqer) m (1,2)
Russian: ковбой m
Slovak: kraviar m (1), cowboy m (2...)
Spanish: t-|es|vaquero|m
References
Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. ISBN 978-1880069523
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