Cowboy | Mean of cowboy in English Dictionary

/ˈkaʊˌboɪ/

• Noun
• a man who rides a horse and whose job is to take care of cows or horses especially in the western U.S.
1. a movie about cowboys in the old West
2. He worked for several years as a cowboy on a ranch in Texas.
• a man who performs in a rodeo
• someone who has qualities that are commonly associated with the cowboys in movies

• someone who does things that other people consider foolish and dangerous
1. political cowboys
2. We've got a bunch of risk-taking cowboys running this project.
3. cowboy diplomacy
• Verb
• to work as a cowboy
1. He cowboyed in Texas and Oklahoma.