cowboy legend
Famed frontier rider
A cowboy legend is a famous figure from the American West—real or mythical—whose exploits have been romanticized through storytelling: Billy the Kid remains a cowboy legend.
The phrase also describes the body of folklore surrounding such figures, or any tale of frontier heroism.
Someone called a cowboy legend has achieved iconic status in Western culture.
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