as in cowboy
a hired hand who tends cattle or horses at a ranch or on the range
it takes a long time to train a good cowpoke
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Recent Examples of cowpoke
Real 19th-century cowpokes typically dressed in heavy canvas trousers, bowlers and wore rawhide chaps as armor against thorny vegetation and the general filth of the job.
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Guy Trebay, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
His fictional protagonists have ranged from ornery cowpokes to professors of esoterica.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2024
In the video, directed by Nicki Fletcher and Mason Allen, the two women walk around a rodeo as men ride bucking broncos, Murph raps a little, and the two women end up telling the cowpokes off.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2023
Order this: The two-meat place is a cowpoke’s delight.
—Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 6 June 2023
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Guy Trebay, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
His fictional protagonists have ranged from ornery cowpokes to professors of esoterica.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2024
In the video, directed by Nicki Fletcher and Mason Allen, the two women walk around a rodeo as men ride bucking broncos, Murph raps a little, and the two women end up telling the cowpokes off.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2023
Order this: The two-meat place is a cowpoke’s delight.
—Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 6 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cowpoke
cowboy
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Opposites attract in this story of a spoiled pop princess and a cowboy.—
Lorraine Berry,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2025
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The series will highlight the tense showdowns between lawmen and outlaws, the rise of cowboys and ranchers, the strength of pioneer women and the drive of abolitionists and fortune seekers who helped shape the American frontier.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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“Cowpoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cowpoke. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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