cowman

noun

cow·​man ˈkau̇-mən How to pronounce cowman (audio)
-ˌman
1
2
: a cattle owner or rancher

Examples of cowman in a Sentence

an expert cowman who can round up the livestock in no time
Recent Examples on the Web McGuinn’s handshake indicated that, indeed, the farmer and the cowman, or the country traditionalist and the Byrd-man, could be friends. Chris Willman, Variety, 16 Jan. 2022 The crowd roared in wonder, then stood again, whooping like farmers and cowmen. Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 17 June 2019

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Word History

First Known Use

1677, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of cowman was in 1677

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“Cowman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cowman. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

cowman

noun
cow·​man ˈkau̇-mən How to pronounce cowman (audio)
-ˌman
1
: cowboy
2
: a cattle owner or rancher
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