Cowboy
Star on helmet
A cowboy is a person who herds and tends cattle, especially on horseback in the American West.
The term evokes a romanticized frontier figure—independent, rugged, skilled with horses and lassos.
Cowboys appear throughout American mythology in films, music, and literature.
As an adjective, cowboy suggests reckless or unorthodox methods: cowboy diplomacy, a cowboy contractor who cut corners.
To cowboy something is to handle it with more boldness than care.
Domesticated bovines kept commercially
- roundupOrganized gathering of scattered things
- brandingCreating distinctive identity
- lassoLooped rope for catching
- herdingManaging animal groups
ranch · wrangler · stockman · drove · corral · saddle · spurs · chaps
Sport atop bucking cattle
- buckingJumping to unseat rider
- broncoUnbroken saddle horse
- arenaVenue for contests
- chuteInclined passage for descent
eight seconds · barrel racing · roping · lariat · championship · buckle · bareback · clown
Edge of settlement
- outlawFugitive from justice
- gunslingerExpert pistol fighter
- sheriffCounty's chief officer
- saloonDrinking establishment, often frontier
holster · revolver · Stetson · boots · bandana · showdown · posse · wanted
Independent-minded rule-breaker
- hotshotShowy, skilled person
- daredevilReckless risk-taker
- rogueDishonest or uncontrolled agent
- loose cannonUnpredictably dangerous person
reckless · undisciplined · freelance · unorthodox · lone wolf · vigilante · careless · independent
Rural Southern folk-pop genre
- line dancingChoreographed group country steps
- honky-tonkRough country music venue
- NashvilleTennessee's largest city
- TexasSecond-largest American state
rhinestone · fringe · bolo tie · square dance · two-step · yeehaw · drawl · pickup truck
cattle
Domesticated bovines kept commercially
- roundupOrganized gathering of scattered things
- brandingCreating distinctive identity
- lassoLooped rope for catching
herding · ranch · wrangler · stockman · drove · corral · saddle · spurs · chaps · stirrup
bull riding
Sport atop bucking cattle
chute · eight seconds · barrel racing · roping · lariat · championship · buckle · bareback · clown · pickup man
frontier
Edge of settlement
- outlawFugitive from justice
- gunslingerExpert pistol fighter
- sheriffCounty's chief officer
saloon · holster · revolver · Stetson · boots · bandana · showdown · posse · wanted · gold rush
maverick
Independent-minded rule-breaker
loose cannon · reckless · undisciplined · freelance · unorthodox · lone wolf · vigilante · careless · independent · improvised
country music
Rural Southern folk-pop genre
- line dancingChoreographed group country steps
- honky-tonkRough country music venue
- NashvilleTennessee's largest city
Texas · rhinestone · fringe · bolo tie · square dance · two-step · yeehaw · drawl · pickup truck · rural
- Toy StoryWoody, Buzz Lightyear, Rex, Slinky Dog, Mr. Potato Head
- Cycling BrandsTrek, Giant, Scott, Canyon, Merida
- web serversApache, Caddy, Tomcat, Cherokee, Hiawatha
- mascotsTony the Tiger, Ronald McDonald, Pillsbury Doughboy, Mr. Clean, Geico Gecko
- CalgaryCalgary Flames, Stampede
- AutomakersTesla, Volkswagen, Rivian, Polestar, Dacia
Cowboycity slicker
Savvy metropolitan dweller
shepherd · sheepherder · office worker · urbanite · swineherd
Cowboycity slicker
Savvy metropolitan dweller
urbanite · tenderfoot · greenhorn · New Yorker · dude
Cowboyprofessional
Credentialed in one's field
by-the-book · conformist · company man · bureaucrat · cautious
- cowboy hatWide-brimmed Western headwear
- cowboy bootsHeeled footwear with pointed toes
- cowboy movieFrontier outlaw film
- cowboy cultureHeritage of cattle ranchers
- cowboys and IndiansChildhood role-playing chase game
- cowboy shirtSnap-front rodeo garment