Meaning of cybercowboy | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A character who carries out contract work, especially of a legally dubious nature, in cyberspace.
2. An Internet user.
   informal

Examples

“...from the voyeur and beau, through the private dick and the hobo to the cybercowboy and the cyborg.”

“Unlike the cyborg and cybercowboy, technoman Lenny is a sad figure who cannot move on. Despite Faith's rejections he loiters about the club where she works...”

“...ruthlessly competitive with each other, these corporations hire cybercowboys like Case to do this risky work for them.”

“...shares not a little with libertarian cybercowboys of the technosphere like John Barlow and Mitch Kapor...”

“Within the week he upgraded his PC, got a modem, downloaded Netscape, and became a cybercowboy.”

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