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1. A hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
   - cowpuncher [N. Amer], puncher [N. Amer], cowman, cattleman, cowpoke [N. Amer], cowhand, cowherd
    
2. A performer who gives exhibitions of riding and roping and bulldogging
   - rodeo rider
    
3. Someone who is reckless or irresponsible (especially in driving vehicles)

Derived forms: cowboys

Type of: adventurer, performer, performing artist, ranch hand, venturer

Encyclopedia: Cowboy