COWBOY


Meaning of COWBOY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kaʊbɔɪ ]

( cowboys)

1.

A cowboy is a male character in a western.

...cowboy films.

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2.

A cowboy is a man employed to look after cattle in North America, especially in former times.

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3.

You can refer to someone who runs a business as a cowboy if they run it dishonestly or are not experienced, skilful, or careful in their work. ( BRIT )

We don’t want to look like a bunch of cowboys...

N-COUNT : oft N n [ disapproval ]

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