English > cowhand: 1 sense > noun 1, person Meaning | A hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback. |
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Synonyms | cowboy, cowpuncher, puncher, cowman, cattleman, cowpoke, cowherd |
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Narrower | cowgirl | A woman cowboy |
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gaucho | A cowboy of the South American pampas |
horse wrangler, wrangler | A cowboy who takes care of the saddle horses |
roper | A cowboy who uses a lasso to rope cattle or horses |
vaquero, buckaroo, buckeroo | Local names for a cowboy ('vaquero' is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and 'buckaroo' is used especially in California) |
Broader | ranch hand | A hired hand on a ranch |
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Spanish | cowboy, gaucho, huaso, llanero, vaquero |
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Catalan | cowboy, gaucho, vaquer |
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