cowman

[ kou-muhn ]

noun,plural cow·men.
  1. Western U.S.

    • a person who owns cattle; rancher.

    • a cowboy or cowherd.

  2. British. a farmworker who tends cows.

Origin of cowman

1
First recorded in 1670–80; cow1 + man

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How to use cowman in a sentence

  • The grateful cowmen should throw at least another five thousand into ye editor's coffers.

    Mystery Ranch | Arthur Chapman
  • The two cowmen realised this and settled down more comfortably behind their breastwork.

    Blazed Trail Stories | Stewart Edward White
  • On the evening in question the cowmen had made camp in the hollow beyond the easy slope.

    Blazed Trail Stories | Stewart Edward White
  • One of the tasks, therefore, of the cowmen of Bowman's ranch was to guard against aboriginal thieves.

    Two Boys in Wyoming | Edward S. Ellis
  • Now Ned could see the cowmen galloping in and gazing from their ponies.

    The Pony Rider Boys in Texas | Frank Gee Patchin

British Dictionary definitions for cowman

cowman

/ (ˈkaʊmən) /


nounplural -men
  1. British another name for cowherd

  2. US and Canadian a man who owns cattle; rancher

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