cowmen
Ranch hand workers
Cowmen is the plural of cowman—a man who tends cattle, whether as an owner or hired hand.
The term belongs to ranching vocabulary, especially in the American West: The old cowmen remembered when the range was open.
It distinguishes cattle workers from those handling other livestock.
Livestock guardians and guides
- droversLivestock transporters on foot
- ranchersLivestock farm operators
- wranglersLivestock handlers on ranches
- cowhandsRanch cattle workers
vaqueros · gauchos · trail bosses · roundup · branding · lasso · corral · stampede
Edge of settlement
- Wild WestAmerica's lawless frontier era
- pioneersFirst to explore territory
- settlersThose who establish homes
- Old WestAmerican cowboy era
Chisholm Trail · longhorns · boomtowns · railhead · Dodge City · Abilene · saddlebags · chuck wagon
Paid temporary workers
- farmworkersAgricultural manual laborers
- animal husbandryRaising domesticated beasts systematically
- seasonal workersEmployees hired temporarily
- rural employmentJobs outside urban centers
feeders · milkers · calving · veterinary · auction · breeding
herders
Livestock guardians and guides
- droversLivestock transporters on foot
- ranchersLivestock farm operators
- wranglersLivestock handlers on ranches
cowhands · vaqueros · gauchos · trail bosses · roundup · branding · lasso · corral · stampede · rustlers
frontier
Edge of settlement
- Wild WestAmerica's lawless frontier era
- pioneersFirst to explore territory
- settlersThose who establish homes
Old West · Chisholm Trail · longhorns · boomtowns · railhead · Dodge City · Abilene · saddlebags · chuck wagon · campfire
hired hands
Paid temporary workers
- farmworkersAgricultural manual laborers
- animal husbandryRaising domesticated beasts systematically
- seasonal workersEmployees hired temporarily
rural employment · feeders · milkers · calving · veterinary · auction · breeding
cowmenshepherds
Those who tend flocks
sheepherders · goatherds · swineherds · pig farmers · hog farmers
cowmenfarmers
Land-cultivating occupation holders
tillers · cultivators · plowmen · farmhands · field hands