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cow·man

(kou′mən, -măn′)

1. An owner of cattle or a cattle ranch.

b. A cowherd.

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cowman

(ˈkaʊmən)

n, pl -men

1. (Agriculture) Brit another name for cowherd

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

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cow•man

(ˈkaʊ mən)

n., pl. -men.

a. a rancher.

b. a cowboy or cowherd.

[1670–80]

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Noun

cowman - a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback

cowboy, cowhand, cowherd, cowpoke, cowpuncher, puncher, cattleman

buckaroo, buckeroo, vaquero - local names for a cowboy (`vaquero' is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and `buckaroo' is used especially in California)

cowgirl - a woman cowboy

gaucho - a cowboy of the South American pampas

horse wrangler, wrangler - a cowboy who takes care of the saddle horses

ranch hand - a hired hand on a ranch

roper - a cowboy who uses a lasso to rope cattle or horses

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cowman

[ˈkaʊmən] N (cowmen (pl)) → vaquero m; (= owner) → ganadero m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

cowman

n pl <-men> (= farm labourer) → Stallbursche m; (US: = cattle rancher) → Viehzüchter m

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cowman

[ˈkaʊmən] n (-men (pl)) → vaccaro

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Lawrence Cowman, chairman of the MND Scotland charity, hailed the move as a "huge step that will transform care for people with MND and so many other conditions".