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
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Bella Hadid has returned from playing the starring role in Rodeo and Juliet–a sort of real-life rom-com where an international supermodel falls in love with a simple Texan cowman and realizes there is a life beyond New York, London, Paris and Milan–and is (more importantly) back in capri pants. Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 2 May 2024 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

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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Cite this Entry

“Cowman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cowman. Accessed 18 Nov. 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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