cowman

See also: Cowman

English

Etymology

cow +‎ -man

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Noun

cowman (plural cowmen)

2. A man involved in a free-range cattle business, in either ownership or hired hand roles.

   Synonyms: cattleman, rancher, cowhand, cowherd, cowperson, cowpoke, cowboy

   Coordinate term: cowgirl

4. A man involved in a dairy cattle or feedlot cattle business.

   Synonyms: herdsman, cowhand, cowherd, cowkeeper

   • 1944, Emily Carr, “The Cousins' Bobtails”, in The House of All Sorts:

     One cousin was rich and had a beautiful estate; the other was poor and was overseer and cowman for his cousin.

   • 1961, Adrian Bell, My Own Master, Faber and Faber, page 237:

     […] my cowman, who was George's successor at Road Farm […]