cowboy
English
/ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ/
noun
Definitions
- A man who tends free-range cattle, especially in the American West.
- A man who identifies with cowboy culture, including wearing a cowboy hat and being a fan of country and western music.
- (informal) A person who engages in reckless behavior, especially for the purpose of show showing off.
- (British) A dishonest and/or incompetent independent tradesman.
- (card games) A playing card of king rank.
Etymology
Compound from English cow + English boy (junior employee, person, male servant).
Origin
English
boy
Gloss
junior employee, person, male servant
Concept
Semantic Field
Kinship
Ontological Category
Classifier
Kanji
人
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Chinaboy English
- Coward English
- Cowtown English
- Earthboy English
- Jewboy English
- Whiteboy English
- antiboy English
- anticow English
- bagboy English
- barboy English
- barrow boy English
- batboy English
- batty boy English
- beachboy English
- bellboy English
- bitchboy English
- blackboy English
- boitjie English
- boot boy English
- bootboy English
- boy English
- boychild English
- boycock English
- boydem English
- boydick English
- boydyke English
- boyeen English
- boyfriend English
- boyfucker English
- boyhood English
- boyish English
- boyism English
- boykin English
- boykind English
- boyleg English
- boyless English
- boylet English
- boylike English
- boyloving English
- boyly English
- boyness English
- boyology English
- boyproof English
- boyshorts English
- boyslash English
- boytoy English
- boyz English
- brotherboy English
- bumboy English
- busboy English
- bushboy English
- callboy English
- camboy English
- catboy English
- caveboy English
- chick boy English
- chickboy English
- choirboy English
- cisboy English
- copyboy English
- cow English
- cow stall English
- cow weed English
- cow-eyed English
- cow-wheat English
- cowbane English
- cowbell English
- cowberry English
- cowbird English
- cowboy shower English
- cowboyish English
- cowboyism English
- cowboyitis English
- cowboylike English
- cowcatcher English
- cowdom English
- cowdung English
- cowfinch English
- cowfish English
- cowflesh English
- cowfoot English
- cowfucker English
- cowgal English
- cowgirl English
- cowhand English
- cowhearted English
- cowheel English
- cowherb English
- cowherd English
- cowherder English
- cowhide English
- cowhouse English
- cowkeeper English
- cowleech English
- cowless English
- cowlet English
- cowlick English
- cowlike English
- cowling English
- cowlot English
- cowman English
- cowmilk English
- cowness English
- cownose English
- cowpat English
- cowpath English
- cowpea English
- cowperson English
- cowpie English
- cowplop English
- cowpock English
- cowpoke English
- cowpony English
- cowpool English
- cowpooling English
- cowpox English
- cowpuncher English
- cowpunching English
- cowpunk English
- cowquake English
- cowsense English
- cowshed English
- cowshit English
- cowskin English
- cowstall English
- cowstealer English
- cowtail English
- cowtown English
- cowy English
- cowyard English
- cuntboy English
- cybercowboy English
- dayboy English
- demiboy English
- dogcow English
- doughboy English
- drawboy English
- e-boy English
- fagboy English
- fanboy English
- farmboy English
- fisherboy English
- fly-boy English
- flyboy English
- footboy English
- fuckboy English
- gayboy English
- glowboy English
- grandboy English
- herdboy English
- herdsboy English
- houseboy English
- keyboy English
- killcow English
- kye English
- ladyboy English
- lardboy English
- lazyboy English
- leatherboy English
- liftboy English
- link boy English
- lolcow English
- manboy English
- merboy English
- mercow English
- moneyboy English
- muscle boy English
- nancyboy English
- nerdboy English
- newsboy English
- noncow English
- noncowboy English
- office boy English
- pageboy English
- paperboy English
- pieboy English
- pissboy English
- playboy English
- ploughboy English
- plowboy English
- ponyboy English
- postboy English
- potboy English
- pussyboy English
- quarterboy English
- rudeboy English
- salesboy English
- sandboy English
- schoolboy English
- scooterboy English
- shopboy English
- showboy English
- shower English
- sideboy English
- slaveboy English
- soulboy English
- starboy English
- stockboy English
- suckboy English
- superboy English
- supercow English
- teaboy English
- toyboy English
- transboy English
- turnboy English
- unboy English
- uncowable English
- water boy English
- werecow English
- whiteboy English
- wonderboy English
- worricow English
- wrenboy English
- cowboy Finnish
- Cowboy German
- boy Hungarian
- cowboy Hungarian
- cowboykalap Hungarian
- boy Italian
- boy Dutch, Flemish
- cowboy Dutch, Flemish
- cowboykapitalisme Dutch, Flemish
- boy French
- ковбо́й Russian
- ковбой Russian
- ковбойка Russian
- ма́льчик Russian
- cowboy Spanish, Castilian
- cowboy Norwegian Bokmål
- boy magia Portuguese
- caubói Portuguese
- cowboy Swedish
- カウボーイ Japanese
- ボーイ Japanese
- kowboj Polish
- kowbojka Polish
- kowbojski Polish
- cowboy Norwegian Nynorsk
- boy Middle English
- cou Middle English
- kauboj Serbo-Croatian
- каубој Serbo-Croatian
- կովբոյ Armenian
- คาวบอย Thai
- บ๋อย Thai
- καουμπόι Greek (modern)
- Boy Cebuano
- boy Cebuano
- kawboy Cebuano
- rugby boy Cebuano
- boi Welsh
- kovboy Turkish
- beiggi Faroese
- בויטשיק Yiddish
- kauboi Estonian
- 카우보이 Korean
- ខោវប៊យ Central Khmer
- បោយ Central Khmer
- boea Marshallese
- kau Marshallese
- kaubowe Marshallese
- kaubowein Marshallese
- baimboi Tok Pisin
- kau Tok Pisin
- boyi Hausa
- boy Sranan Tongo
- kaw Sranan Tongo
- kou Chuukese
- boe Bislama
- bwoy Jamaican Creole
- boe Pijin
- kye
- boy
- cow
- boyz
- cowy
- e-boy
- boyly
- unboy
- shower
- boylet
- manboy
- boyish
- gayboy
- cowlet
- mercow
- batboy
- cowpat
- potboy
- merboy
- cowman
- cowgal
- cowpea
- busboy
- dayboy
- fanboy
- keyboy
- Coward
- boyleg
- camboy
- boydem
- boytoy
- bumboy
- lolcow
- cowlot
- toyboy
- catboy
- boyism
- cowpie
- Jewboy
- dogcow
- cowpox
- fagboy
- barboy
- noncow
- boyeen
- cisboy
- cowdom
- boykin
- bagboy
- pieboy
- flyboy
- teaboy
- cuntboy
- ladyboy
- ponyboy
- pageboy
- boyness
- sideboy
- boydick
- shopboy
- cowplop
- cowpony
- anticow
- cowmilk
- farmboy
- lazyboy
- cowheel
- cowhide
- copyboy
- cowyard
- cowherd
- killcow
- liftboy
- pissboy
- cowness
- footboy
- cowgirl
- boyless
- cowskin
- cowfoot
- cowfish
- cowshit
- cowdung
- cowhand
- cowherb
- Cowtown
- cowbane
- bootboy
- cowtown
- bellboy
- demiboy
- callboy
- cownose
- antiboy
- boycock
- boitjie
- herdboy
- cowling
- cowtail
- cowbell
- sandboy
- lardboy
- fuckboy
- glowboy
- cowlick
- boydyke
- wrenboy
- fly-boy
- starboy
- drawboy
- turnboy
- showboy
- nerdboy
- boylike
- boyhood
- playboy
- cowpock
- plowboy
- cowpunk
- cowpath
- cowpoke
- suckboy
- werecow
- postboy
- cowpool
- bushboy
- newsboy
- soulboy
- cowless
- caveboy
- cowbird
- cowlike
- rudeboy
- boykind
- cowshed
- boychild
- cowsense
- choirboy
- cow weed
- grandboy
- cow-eyed
- cowquake
- bitchboy
- herdsboy
- cowstall
- slaveboy
- chickboy
- beachboy
- cowfinch
- doughboy
- boot boy
- blackboy
- superboy
- pussyboy
- paperboy
- boyproof
- cowberry
- Earthboy
- whiteboy
- supercow
- Chinaboy
- stockboy
- worricow
- cowflesh
- cowhouse
- Whiteboy
- nancyboy
- link boy
- houseboy
- boyology
- transboy
- salesboy
- boyslash
- moneyboy
- cowleech
- ploughboy
- boyshorts
- cow stall
- cowboyism
- batty boy
- cowfucker
- boyfucker
- fisherboy
- cowperson
- boyfriend
- chick boy
- water boy
- boyloving
- cowherder
- schoolboy
- wonderboy
- cowkeeper
- noncowboy
- cowboyish
- cow-wheat
- uncowable
- cowstealer
- muscle boy
- leatherboy
- cowboyitis
- quarterboy
- scooterboy
- office boy
- cowboylike
- barrow boy
- cowpuncher
- cowcatcher
- brotherboy
- cowhearted
- cowpooling
- cybercowboy
- cowpunching
- cowboy shower