cowboy hat

noun

: a wide-brimmed hat with a large soft crown

called also ten-gallon hat

Examples of cowboy hat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Zeke Clements, Texas Ruby Owens, and Pee Wee King donned cowboy hats and colorful Western wear and adopted band names such as the Bronco Busters and Golden West Cowboys. —Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2025

Kid Rock in the Oval Office—executive order, clad in a loud red outfit and a cowboy hat with rhinestones, executive order. —David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025

For example, cowboy hats are left behind most often on Saturdays — although the rideshare company did not provide underlying data to indicate how common an occurrence this is on any specific day. —Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025

Stop by Kemo Sabe, Miron Crosby, and Nick Fouquet for upscale Western gear and custom cowboy hats, while the Meat and Cheese farm shop is just the place for gourmet goodies. —Elise Taylor, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cowboy hat

• acrobat
• autocrat
• automat
• bundesrat
• bureaucrat
• butterfat
• caveat
• chemostat
• copycat
• cryostat
• democrat
• diplomat