Synonyms for cowboy

Most common

herdsman · cattleman · cowman · stockman · drover

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A man who tends free-range cattle, especially in the American West.

Related words

Word family

cowpunk cowherd cowman

Phrases

cowboy tea cowboy beans cowboy action shooting cowboy caviar cowboy shot cowboy steak drugstore cowboy keyboard cowboy

Is a kind of

cowhand cowperson cowpoke

Forms

Plural

cowboys → cattlemen, herdsmen, cowherds, cowmen…

Example sentences

• herdsman Yanni's father was a Tuareg herdsman.
• cattleman The pasture is owned by a local cattleman.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters

drover², cowman²

7 letters

cowherd², vaquero

8 letters

stockman², herdsman

9 letters

cattleman

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (drover² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

cow-boy

Deutsch

Cowboy