noun · People

cowboy

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The meaning (definition) of the word cowboy

a person who rides horses and looks after cattle

The word cowboy used in a sentence

“I saw a cowboy ride a horse across the field.”

How the word cowboy is said around the world

Frenchcow-boy (kow-BOY)
Spanishvaquero (bah-KEH-roh)
Mandarin牛仔 (nyoh dzeye)
Hindiकाउबॉय (KOW-boy)
Arabicراعي بقر (RAA-ee BA-kar)
Russianковбой (kahv-BOY)
Portuguese (EU)vaqueiro (vuh-KAY-roo)
Portuguese (BR)vaqueiro (va-KAY-roo)
Japaneseカウボーイ (kau-BOH-ee)
GermanCowboy (KOW-boy)
Urduکاؤ بوائے (kow boi)
Punjabiਕਾਊਬੌਏ (KOW-boy)
Korean카우보이 (kah-oo-boh-EE)
Hebrewקָאוּבּוֹי (KOW-boy)
Greekκαουμπόης (kah-oo-BOH-ees)
Dutchcowboy (COW-boy)
Tagalogkoboy (KO-boy)
Vietnamesecao bồi (cow BOY)
Turkishkovboy (KOHV-boy)
Persianگاوچران (gahv-cheh-RAHN)
Polishkowboj (KOHV-boy)
Ukrainianковбой (kohv-BOY)
Bengaliকাউবয় (KAU-boi)
Swedishcowboy (KOW-boy)
Italiancowboy (KOW-boy)

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