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cowboy

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
cowboy/ˈkaʊbɔɪ/

▶noun

1 a man on horseback who herds cattle, especially in the western US.

2 Brit. informal an unscrupulous or unqualified tradesman.

▶verb N. Amer. informal work as a cowboy.

'cowboy' also found in these Oxford entries:

buckaroo - chaps - charro - cowboy boot - cowgirl - cowman - cowpoke - cowpuncher - gaucho - llanero - Sloane - stock - vaquero

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