单词 | cowboy |
释义 | cowboy (once / 621 pages) 1n 2n A cowboy is a ranch worker whose job is to herd or tend cattle while riding a horse. If you visit a ranch, you may get to watch cowboys doing tricks with lassos. Cowboys work hard caring for herds of cattle, and they are experts at doing their jobs on horseback. Many cowboys also perform in rodeos, either for money or just for fun. A cowboy is traditionally male, and while there are women who do the same work on ranches, they're typically called cowgirls. The word cowboy dates from the early 1800s in the Western United States — sometimes these ranch workers were called cowhands or cowpokes. WORD FAMILYcowboy: cowboys USAGE EXAMPLESThat includes a three-game losing streak to end the year in which the Lions were outscored by the Giants, Cowboys and Packers 90-51. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) It’s splitting hairs, but Howard was working in an offense that was nowhere near that of the Cowboys. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) The Cowboys will open against Green Bay, New York or Detroit on Jan. 15 at 4:40 p.m. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1n a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback Syn|Hypo|Hyper cattleman, cowhand, cowherd, cowman, cowpoke, cowpuncher, puncher buckaroo, buckeroo, vaquero local names for a cowboy (`vaquero' is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and `buckaroo' is used especially in California) cowgirla woman cowboy gauchoa cowboy of the South American pampas horse wrangler, wranglera cowboy who takes care of the saddle horses ropera cowboy who uses a lasso to rope cattle or horses ranch hand a hired hand on a ranch 2n a performer who gives exhibitions of riding and roping and bulldogging 2Syn|Hyper rodeo rider performer, performing artist an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience n someone who is reckless or irresponsible (especially in driving vehicles) Hyper adventurer, venturer a person who enjoys taking risks |
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