cowboy
Lasso-wielding horseman
A cowboy is a man who herds and tends cattle, especially on horseback in the American West.
The image of cowboys—rugged, independent, often armed—pervades American mythology and popular culture.
Cowboy extends to anyone reckless or undisciplined in their work: a cowboy contractor, cowboy diplomacy.
To cowboy something is to do it recklessly: He cowboyed through the project without reading the specs.
Mounted rider's seat
- reinsBit-attached steering straps
- stirrupMounted rider's foot support
- horsebackAtop a steed
- ridingControlling while mounted
mount · tack · lariat · breaking · roping · equestrian · vaquero · gaucho
Ankle-covering footwear
- spursHeel-mounted riding prods
- chapsProtective riding legwear
- bandanaSquare cloth for head
- dusterCleaning implement for surfaces
holster · buckle · bolo tie · jeans · leather · rowel · hat · vest
One who raises bovines
- herdsmanOne tending livestock
- stockmanLivestock raiser or tender
- wranglerLivestock handler on ranches
- roundupOrganized gathering of scattered things
branding · corral · livestock · pasture · grazing · cattle drive · lasso · rope
Drinking establishment, often frontier
- sheriffCounty's chief officer
- gunslingerExpert pistol fighter
- six-shooterRevolver holding six rounds
- frontierEdge of settlement
stagecoach · tumbleweed · outlaw · desperado · wanted poster · showdown · duel · gold rush
Independent-minded rule-breaker
- lonerOne who avoids company
- drifterAimless, rootless traveler
- ruggedTough and uneven
- independentFree from external control
self-reliant · wanderer · nomad · frontier spirit · code · honor · grit · stoic
Jumping to unseat rider
- chuteInclined passage for descent
- arenaVenue for contests
- clownComedic performer in makeup
- eight secondsRodeo ride requirement
championship · buckle · competitor · roughstock · timed event · barebacking · pickup man · circuit
saddle
Mounted rider's seat
riding · mount · tack · lariat · breaking · roping · equestrian · vaquero · gaucho · hackamore
boots
Ankle-covering footwear
duster · holster · buckle · bolo tie · jeans · leather · rowel · hat · vest · kerchief
cattleman
One who raises bovines
roundup · branding · corral · livestock · pasture · grazing · cattle drive · lasso · rope · herd
saloon
Drinking establishment, often frontier
- sheriffCounty's chief officer
- gunslingerExpert pistol fighter
- six-shooterRevolver holding six rounds
frontier · stagecoach · tumbleweed · outlaw · desperado · wanted poster · showdown · duel · gold rush · pioneer
maverick
Independent-minded rule-breaker
independent · self-reliant · wanderer · nomad · frontier spirit · code · honor · grit · stoic · freedom
bucking
Jumping to unseat rider
eight seconds · championship · buckle · competitor · roughstock · timed event · barebacking · pickup man · circuit · finals
vaquero
Hispanic cattle driver
charro · campesino · cowpuncher · drover · ringer · cowhand · caballero
- compound wordsbookmark, breakdown, sunlight, breakup, snowflake
- Cowboyranch, rancher, ranching, rodeo, lasso
- Old Westsheriff, sheriffs, marshal, marshals, deputy
- ranchingcattle, ranch, rancher, ranchers, ranching
- Westernswestern, outlaws, sheriffs, western novels, saloons
- Wild Westhowdy, sheriff, giddyup, lawmen, yeehaw
cowboyshepherd
One who tends flocks
sheepherder · goatherd · swineherd · drover · rancher
cowboyprofessional
Credentialed in one's field
expert · licensed contractor · specialist · craftsman · skilled tradesperson
cowboycity slicker
Savvy metropolitan dweller
tenderfoot · greenhorn · urbanite · easterner · dude
- 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
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