cowboycow‧boy /ˈkaʊbɔɪ/ ●●○ noun [countable] 
Examples
a firm of cowboy builders3cowboys and Indians a game played by children who fight while pretending to be cowboys and Native Americans
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
word sets- He'd been working as a cowboy on a Utah ranch.
- A cowboy crooner sings softly on one side of the room.
- A cowboy does his work 100 miles from anybody.
- He took off his wellingtons and put on his cowboy boots.
- I used to take out my gun and play cowboys in the dark.
- In the land of the cowboy you might expect beef to be an unfailingly popular dish.
- The cowboys loved me, ha ha!
WORD SETS► Agriculture
Collocationsagrarian, adjectiveagribusiness, nounagro-, prefixagro-industry, nounanimal husbandry, nounanimal rights, nounartificial insemination, nounbale, nounbale, verbbarn, nounbarnyard, nounbattery, nounbiotechnology, nounbreadbasket, nounbreed, verbbreeding, nounbroiler, nounbroiler chicken, nounBSE, nounbuckaroo, nounbull, nounbutcher, verbbyre, nouncapon, nouncattleman, nouncattle market, nouncattle prod, nounchaff, nounchicken, nounchicken run, nouncollective farm, nouncoop, nounco-op, nouncorral, nouncorral, verbcowboy, nouncowgirl, nouncowhand, nouncowpoke, nouncreamery, nouncroft, nouncrofter, nouncrofting, nouncultivate, verbcultivation, noundairy, noundairy cattle, noundairy farm, noundairymaid, noundairyman, nounDDT, noundip, verbdip, noundirt farmer, noundrover, noundry-stone wall, noundude ranch, nounDutch barn, nounextensive agriculture, factory farming, nounfallow, adjectivefarm, nounfarm, verbfarmer, nounfarmhand, nounfarmhouse, nounfarming, nounfarmland, nounfarmstead, nounfarmyard, nounfeedstock, nounfield, nounfishery, nounfish farm, nounfish meal, nounflail, verbflail, nounfleece, nounfodder, nounfold, nounfoot and mouth disease, nounforage, nounfowl, nounfree-range, adjectivefungicide, noungamekeeper, noungeld, verbgenetically modified, adjectivegentleman farmer, nounGM, adjectivegoatherd, noungraft, noungraft, verbgranary, noungreenhouse, noungreen revolution, nounGreen Revolution, nounhacienda, nounharrow, nounhatchery, nounhayloft, nounhaymaking, nounhaystack, nounheifer, nounhen house, nounherbicide, nounherd, nounherd, verbherdsman, nounhigh-yield, adjectivehired hand, nounhomestead, nounhomestead, verbhopper, nounhorticulture, nounhusbandry, nounhutch, nouninsecticide, nounintensive agriculture, irrigate, verbJersey, nounkibbutz, nounlamb, verbland agent, nounlasso, nounlasso, verblift, verblitter, nounlivestock, nounlonghorn, nounmad cow disease, nounmanure, nounmeat, nounmerino, nounmilk, nounmilk churn, nounmilking machine, nounmilking parlour, nounmilkmaid, nounmixed farming, nounmower, nounmuck, nounmuckheap, nounnursery, nounoast house, nounorangery, nounorchard, nounorganic, adjectiveorganic farming, paddock, nounpaddy, nounpasturage, nounpasture, nounpasture, verbpastureland, nounpen, nounperpendicular, adjectivepest, nounpesticide, nounpiggery, nounpigpen, nounpigsty, nounpigswill, nounpitchfork, nounplantation, nounplanter, nounplough, nounplough, verbploughboy, nounploughman, nounploughshare, nounpoultry, nounproducer, nounpullet, nounPYO, raise, verbranch, nounrancher, nounranching, nounrange, nounranger, nounrear, verbrick, nounrubber, nounrun, nounrustle, verbscarecrow, nounscythe, nounsharecropper, nounshare-cropper, nounshear, verbshearer, nounsheep-dip, nounsheepdog, nounsheep-pen, nounshepherd, nounshepherdess, nounsickle, nounsilage, nounsilo, nounslaughter, verbslaughterhouse, nounsmallholding, nounsow, verbsow, nounsprayer, nounstable, nounstable, verbstable boy, nounstall, nounstation, nounsteer, nounstock, nounstockbreeder, nounstockman, nounstockyard, nounstubble, nounsty, nounswill, nounswine, nounswineherd, nountenant farmer, nounterrace, nounthresh, verbthreshing machine, nountractor, nountrough, nountruck farm, nountrue, adverbudder, nounvillein, nounvineyard, nounweedkiller, nounweevil, nounwheat, nounwheatgerm, nounwheatmeal, nounwinnow, verbwool, nounwrangler, nounyoke, nounyoke, verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a cowboy/gangster etc film
Phrases· John Wayne was best-known for his roles in cowboy films.
► straw/cowboy/bowler etc hatCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► black· It's a traditional western focused on the adventures of black cowboys.· He wore a white ten-gallon hat and black cowboy boots decorated with swastikas and stars.· Ranchers turned out in force to hear him; the crowd was a bobbing sea of black and white cowboy hats.· He wore a black cowboy hat, black shirt, fatigue pants, combat boots.
NOUN► hat· He was dressed in checked golfing trousers, cowboy boots and a cowboy hat.· The contractor was a tall man with a beer belly and a cowboy hat.· Ranchers turned out in force to hear him; the crowd was a bobbing sea of black and white cowboy hats.· A man whose weathered face is all but hidden beneath a wide-brimmed cowboy hat.· The press photographs show the artist in cowboy hat with a shotgun, surrounded by skulls and horns.· He wore a black cowboy hat, black shirt, fatigue pants, combat boots.· At a cattle auction, the rough men under the cowboy hats shrug their shoulders.· A pair of buffalo horns and a cowboy hat were set above backlit, multi-colored bottles on shelves.
VERB► wear· He wore a black cowboy hat, black shirt, fatigue pants, combat boots.· One man, wearing a cowboy hat and a loud check jacket, clashed somewhat with the overcoats and pinstripes.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► cowboys and Indians
1in the US, a man who rides a horse and whose job is to care for cattle2 British English someone who is dishonest in business, or who produces very bad quality work: - A small price to pay for a game of cowboys and indians.
a firm of cowboy builders3cowboys and Indians a game played by children who fight while pretending to be cowboys and Native Americans