cowgirl
Americannoun
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cowgirls
plural
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a woman who herds and tends cattle on a ranch, especially in the western U.S., and who traditionally goes about most of her work on horseback.
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a woman who exhibits the skills attributed to such cowgirls, especially in rodeos.
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But it’s the toys, this time led by Jessie the cowgirl, who ride to the rescue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
Packaged in cosplay costumes — cowgirl, solider, even firefighter and pilot — we were supposed to see her as strong.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2026
Chloe Chiasson channels her ties to queer culture and the American West with a portrait—oversize ears frame a Stetson-hatted cowgirl with a mournful expression.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
Ms Brigantino is a self-described cowgirl and was away with her friends who all work in the Western industry with horses.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2025
Mrs. Richardson peered closely at a photo of a sullen young girl in a cowgirl outfit.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
A parade of cowboys and cowgirls made its way through the streets of Harlem in September of 1971.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
Cowboys and cowgirls from Eagle Pass and Piedras Negras, Mexico, met Friday on one of their two international bridges to begin a weeklong ride to the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 2, 2024
Black cowgirls and cowboys came together for a Juneteenth rodeo in Portland.
From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 2023
The kitschily dressed cowgirls moved with an empowerment swagger, subverting farmhand and cheerleader cliches.
From Washington Post ● May 7, 2022
Sometimes alone, sometimes with my brother and sisters, I would find myself near the altar amid two or three hundred children, many of them dressed like Mexican cowboys and cowgirls.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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