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cowboy
noun
a
person
,
usually
riding
a
horse
,
whose
job
is
to
look
after
cattle
and
do
other
ranch
work
in
the
western
United
States
or
similar
areas
•
The
cowboy
rode
across
the
dusty
plain
,
guiding
a
small
herd
of
cattle
toward
the
river
.
The
cowboy
rode
across
the
dusty
plain
,
guiding
a
small
herd
of
cattle
toward
the
river
.
•
A
curious
child
asked
the
friendly
cowboy
to
show
her
how
to
spin
a
lasso
.
A
curious
child
asked
the
friendly
cowboy
to
show
her
how
to
spin
a
lasso
.
From
cow
+
boy
,
first
recorded
in
the
late
17th
century
for
boys
tending
cattle
;
the
modern
image
of
the
horseback
cattle
herder
developed
in
the
American
West
during
the
19th
century
.
noun
an
informal
term
for
a
worker
,
especially
in
building
or
repairs
,
who
does
careless
or
dishonest
work
•
The
kitchen
flooded
because
the
cowboy
who
fitted
the
sink
never
sealed
the
pipes
properly
.
The
kitchen
flooded
because
the
cowboy
who
fitted
the
sink
never
sealed
the
pipes
properly
.
•
After
that
cowboy
electrician
left
,
half
the
lights
in
our
house
stopped
working
.
After
that
cowboy
electrician
left
,
half
the
lights
in
our
house
stopped
working
.
Transferred
sense
from
the
perceived
reckless
,
rough
image
of
frontier
cowboys
;
recorded
in
British
English
from
the
mid-20th
century
.
