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   cowboy

   /ˈkaʊbɔɪ/

   noun

   • 1. (especially in the western US) a man who herds and tends cattle, performing much of his work on horseback: "they are always playing cowboys and Indians" Similar cattlemancowhandcowmancowherdherderherdsmandroverstockmanranchergauchollanerorancherovaqueroinformal:cowpunchercowpokebroncobusterdated:buckarooarchaic:herd
   • 2. a dishonest or careless person in business, especially an unqualified one: informal British "cowboy coach firms are alleged to have flouted safety rules" Similar cheatswindlerfraudstertrickstercharlatanscoundrelroguerascalunscrupulous operatorincompetentamateurbunglerblundererbumblerinformal:bodgerOpposite professional

   verb

   • 1. work as a cowboy. informal North American

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