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Image:Texascowboys2.jpg|thumb|right| Cowboys

Etymology
cow + boy

Noun
cowboy

1. a person who tends cattle
2. a person who tends cattle in the US West or Southwest
3. a person from the US West or Southwest
4. a person who dresses like a US cowboy, especially one who wears a cowboy hat
5. a fan of Country-Western music
6. context|UK|colloquial a dishonest and incompetent independent tradesman. A cowboy plumber may collect a large fee in advance, and leave floods and the need for expensive corrective work behind.
7. slang a king (the playing card)

Related terms
cowgirl
cattleman
cowman
buckaroo
cowperson
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Translations
Croatian: t-|hr|kauboj|m
Finnish: karjapaimen
French: cow-boy ou cowboy
Hebrew: ��קר (boqer) m (1,2)
Russian: ковбой m
Slovak: kraviar m (1), cowboy m (2...)
Spanish: t-|es|vaquero|m

References

Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. ISBN 978-1880069523

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