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cow·boy
(kou′boi′)n.
1. A hired man, especially in the western United States, who tends cattle and performs many of his duties on horseback. Also called cowman; also called regionally buckaroo, vaquero, waddy2. See Note at buckaroo
2. An adventurous hero.
3. Slang A reckless person, such as a driver, pilot, or manager, who ignores potential risks.
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cowboy
(ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ)n
1. (Agriculture) Also called: cowhand a hired man who herds and tends cattle, usually on horseback, esp in the western US
2. (Historical Terms) a conventional character of Wild West folklore, films, etc
3. informal
a. a person who is an irresponsible or unscrupulous operator in business
b. (as modifier): cowboy contractors; cowboy shop steward.
4. (Agriculture) Austral a man or boy who tends cattle
ˈcowˌgirl fem n
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cow•boy
(ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ)n.
1. a man, usu. on horseback, who herds and tends cattle.
2. a reckless vehicle driver.
[1715–25]
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Noun 1. [画像:cowboy - a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback]cowboy - a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
buckaroo, buckeroo, vaquero - local names for a cowboy (`vaquero' is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and `buckaroo' is used especially in California)
cowgirl - a woman cowboy
gaucho - a cowboy of the South American pampas
horse wrangler, wrangler - a cowboy who takes care of the saddle horses
ranch hand - a hired hand on a ranch
roper - a cowboy who uses a lasso to rope cattle or horses
2. [画像:cowboy - a performer who gives exhibitions of riding and roping and bulldogging]cowboy - a performer who gives exhibitions of riding and roping and bulldogging
performer, performing artist - an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience
3. cowboy - someone who is reckless or irresponsible (especially in driving vehicles)
adventurer, venturer - a person who enjoys taking risks
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cowboy
noun
1. cowhand, drover, herder, rancher, stockman, cattleman, herdsman, gaucho (S. American), buckaroo (U.S.), ranchero (U.S.), cowpuncher (U.S. informal), broncobuster (U.S.), wrangler (U.S.) Ranchers have recently been finding it impossible to recruit people to work as cowboys.
2. amateur, fraud, rogue, incompetent, bungler, nonprofessional Those builders we hired were nothing but a bunch of cowboys.
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Translations
رَاعي البَقر راعي بَقَـر
kovbojhonák
cowboy
karjapaimen
kauboj
lovas marhapásztor
kúreki
カウボーイ
카우보이
govedarkavboj
cowboy
คาวบอย
cao bồi
cowboy
[ˈkaʊbɔɪ]A. N
1. → vaquero m, gaucho m (Arg) (Cine etc) → cowboy m
cowboys and Indians (= game) → indios mpl y americanos
cowboys and Indians (= game) → indios mpl y americanos
2. (Brit) → chorizo/a m/f (Sp)
he's a real cowboy → es un auténtico chorizo
the cowboys of the building trade → los piratas de la construcción
he's a real cowboy → es un auténtico chorizo
the cowboys of the building trade → los piratas de la construcción
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cowboy
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cow1
(kau) noun1. the female of cattle used for giving milk. He has ten cows and a bull. koei بَقَـره крава vaca kráva die Kuh ko αγελάδα vaca lehm گاو ماده lehmä vache פרה गाय krava tehén sapi kÿr mucca 雌牛 암소 karvė govs lembu betina koe ku krowa غواء vaca vacă корова krava krava krava ko วัวตัวเมีย inek 母牛 корова گاۓ bò cái 母牛
2. the female of certain other animals eg the elephant, whale. koei أُنثـى بَعض الحَيوانات женска fêmea samice die Kuh ko; hun- θηλυκό θηλαστικών hembra emane ماده برخی از پستانداران naaras femelle נְקֵבָה של בע"ח धमकियों द्वारा जीतना या नियंत्रित करना slonica, ženka kita nőstény binatang betina kÿr, kvendÿr femmina (di grosso mammifero)* 雌 암컷 patelė (ziloņa, vaļa) mātīte betina binatang wijfje hunn, –ku samica ښځینه مال، دتی لرونکو له جملی څخه fêmea femelă самка krava, samica samica (slona, kita) ženka ko ตัวเมีย dişi... 某些動物的母獸,如母象、母鯨 самиця کچھ دوسرے جانوروں کی مادہ chỉ giống cái của một số động vật 母兽
ˈcowboy noun in the United States, a man who looks after cattle on a ranch. veedrywer راعي بَقَـر каубой vaqueiro kovboj, honák der Cowboy cowboy γελαδάρης vaquero, cowboy kauboi گاو چران karjapaimen cow-boy בוקר घुड़सवार गोपाल kauboj lovas marhapásztor koboi kúreki cowboy, mandriano カウボーイ 목동 kaubojus, raitas piemuo kovbojs koboi cowboy cowboy, gjetergutt pastuch bydła غوبه،ګوران vaqueiro cowboy ковбой kovboj govedar kauboj cowboy โคบาล kovboy 美國牛仔 ковбой چرواها cao bồi 牧童
ˈcowherd noun a person who looks after cows. beeswagter بقّار، راعي بقر говедар vaqueiro ošetřovatel krav der Kuhhirte cowboy; kodriver γελαδάρης pastor de ganado, vaquero lehmakarjus گله بان؛ گاوچران karjapaimen vacher/-ère רועה ग्वाला kravar gulyás gembala sapi kúahirðir/-smali vaccaro 牛飼い 소치는 사람 piemuo govju gans penjaga lembu koeherder røkter, gjeter pastuch ګاوچران vaqueiro văcar пастух ošetrovateľ, -ka kráv kravji pastir čovek koji brine o kravama boskapsherde คนเลี้ยงวัว sığır çobanı 放牛人 пастух, чередник گایوں کا گلّہ người chăn bò 放牛人
ˈcowhide noun, adjective (of) the skin of a cow made into leather. a bag made of cowhide; a cowhide bag. beesvel من جِلد البَقَـر волска кожа couro kravská kůže das Rindsleder oksehud; okselæder; kohud δέρμα αγελάδας cuero veisenahk چرم گاو lehmännahka peau de vache עוֹר בָּקַר गाय की खाल kravlja koža tehénbőr kulit sapi kÿrhúð, nautshúð cuoio di vacca 牛皮 쇠가죽 jaučio oda govs āda kulit lembu rundleer ku-/oksehud skóra wołowa د غوایی چرم couro (de/din) piele de vacă воловья кожа kravská koža kravje usnje kravlji kohud, koläder หนังวัว sığır derisi 牛皮 волова шкіра گاۓ کا چمڑا، گاۓ کے چمڑے کی بنی هوئى چيز da bò thuộc 牛皮
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cowboy
→ رَاعي البَقر kovboj cowboy Cowboy καουμπόης vaquero karjapaimen cow-boy kauboj cowboy カウボーイ 카우보이 cowboy cowboy kowboj boiadeiro , vaqueiro ковбой cowboy คาวบอย kovboy cao bồi 牛仔Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009