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English

Cowboys

Etymology

cow +‎ boy

Noun

Singular cowboy

Plural cowboys

cowboy (plural cowboys)

  1. A person who tends cattle, especially in the US West or southwest.
  2. A person from the US West or southwest.
  3. A person who dresses like an American cowboy, especially one who wears a cowboy hat.
  4. A fan of country and western music.
  5. (British, informal) A dishonest and incompetent independent tradesman.
  6. (slang) A king (the playing card).

Related terms

References

Finnish

Noun

cowboy

  1. cowboy

Declension

Declension of cowboy (type rosé)
singular plural
nominative cowboy cowboyt
genitive cowboyn cowboyiden
partitive cowboyta cowboyita
accusative cowboy cowboyn cowboyt
inessive cowboyssa cowboyissa
elative cowboysta cowboyista
illative cowboyhin cowboyhyn cowboyihin
adessive cowboylla cowboyilla
ablative cowboylta cowboyilta
allative cowboylle cowboyille
essive cowboyna cowboyina
translative cowboyksi cowboyiksi
instructive – cowboyin
abessive cowboytta cowboyitta
comitative – cowboyineen

Synonyms

Swedish

Noun

Inflection for cowboy Singular Plural
common Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Base form cowboy cowboyen cowboyer cowboyerna
Possessive form cowboys cowboyens cowboyers cowboyernas

cowboy c.

  1. cowboy

Usage notes

The plural form could also be cowboys.

 

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