HyperDic: cowhand

English > 1 sense of the word cowhand:
NOUNperson cowhand, cowboy, cowpuncher, puncher, cowman, cattleman, cowpoke, cowherda hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
English > cowhand: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningA hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback.
Synonymscowboy, cowpuncher, puncher, cowman, cattleman, cowpoke, cowherd
NarrowercowgirlA woman cowboy
gauchoA cowboy of the South American pampas
horse wrangler, wranglerA cowboy who takes care of the saddle horses
roperA cowboy who uses a lasso to rope cattle or horses
vaquero, buckaroo, buckerooLocal names for a cowboy ('vaquero' is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and 'buckaroo' is used especially in California)
Broaderranch handA hired hand on a ranch
Spanishcowboy, gaucho, huaso, llanero, vaquero
Catalancowboy, gaucho, vaquer

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