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Meaning of Cowboy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2 Frequent
ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ

Definitions

  1. A man who tends free-range cattle, especially in the American West.
    countable, uncountable
  2. A man who identifies with cowboy culture, including wearing a cowboy hat and being a fan of country and western music.
    countable, uncountable
  3. A person who engages in reckless behavior, especially for the purpose of showing off.
    countable, informal, uncountable
  4. A dishonest or incompetent independent tradesman.
    British, New-Zealand, countable, informal, uncountable
  5. A playing card of king rank.
    countable, slang, uncountable
  6. Ellipsis of cowboy pool.
    abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية بقار راعي البقر رَاعِي بَقَر رَعَوِيّ الْبَقَر
Български пастир
বাংলা রাখাল
Bosanski kauboj гаучо каубој пастир пастух
Català vaquer
Čeština honák honec kovboj
Cymraeg cowboi
Deutsch Cowboy Kuhhirte
Ελληνικά αγελαδάρης αλμπάνης ατζαμής
Esperanto vakero
Español gaucho huaso llanero vaquero
Suomi cowboy karjapaimen länkkäri lehmipoika petkuttaja puijari rämäpää
Français cow-boy cowboy vacher
Gaeilge buachaill bó
Gàidhlig gille-cruidh
עברית בוקר
हिन्दी गोपाल
Hrvatski kauboj гаучо каубој пастир пастух
Հայերեն կովբոյ
Bahasa Indonesia koboi
Íslenska kúreki
Italiano cowboy mandriano vaccaio vaccaro
日本語 カウボーイ 牧人 牧夫
ქართული კოვბოი
Қазақша бақташы малшы сиыршы табыншы
ខ្មែរ ខូវប៊ ខោវប៊យ
한국어 목자 카우보이
Latina bubulcus
Македонски говедар каубо́ец каубој
Bahasa Melayu koboi
Polski kowboj kowbojka
Português caubói cowboy machão peão vaqueiro
Română văcar
Русский гаучо ковбой пастух
Shqip lopçar
Српски kauboj гаучо каубој пастир пастух
Svenska cowboy cowboysare kobojsare
ไทย คาวบอย
Tagalog bakero
Türkçe kovboy
Українська ковбой корівник пастух
Tiếng Việt cao bồi

Examples

“There was some laughter, and Roddle was left free to expand his ideas on the periodic visits of cowboys to the town. “Mason Rickets, he had ten big punkins a-sittin' in front of his store, an' them fellers from the Upside-down-F ranch shot 'em up […].””

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

cowboy action shooting cowboy beans cowboy boot cowboy butter cowboy caviar cowboy chord

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