English

Etymology

From cow + person.

Noun

Singular cowperson

Plural cowpersons or cowpeople

cowperson (plural cowpersons or cowpeople)

  1. A cowboy or cowgirl.
    • 1996, Coke Newell, Cow Chips Aren't for Dippin': A Guide to Life in the New Wild West, Gibbs Smith, ISBN 978-0-87905-736-7, page 80:
      At the same time they turn loose a cowboy/girl/person from an adjacent pen. […] the cowperson jumps off the horse in mid-stride […]
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