| Main Entry: | cowboy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mounted cattle hand |
Synonyms: |
bronco, bronco-buster, buckaroo, cattle herder, cattleman, cowhand, cowpoke, cowpuncher, drover, gaucho, herdsman, rancher, stockman, vaquero, wrangler |
| Main Entry: | fly-by-night |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unreliable and shady |
Synonyms: |
brief, cowboy, disreputable, dubious, ephemeral, evanescent, fleeting, here-today-gone-tomorrow, impermanent, irresponsible, momentary, not to be relied upon, not to be trusted, passing, questionable, shady, shifty, short-lived, slimy*, slippery*, temporary, treacherous, trustless, undependable, unprofessional, unreliable, unsure, untrustworthy |
Antonyms: |
dependable, reliable, reputable, responsible, trustworthy |
| Main Entry: | rider |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | equestrian; commuter |
Synonyms: |
cowboy, driver, gaucho, horseback rider, horseman/woman, passenger, straphanger, suburbanite, traveler |
| Main Entry: | herdsman |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | shepherd |
Synonyms: |
buckaroo, cattleman, cowboy, cowhand, cowherd, cowpuncher, gaucho, goatherd, herder, ranch hand, rancher, range rider, sheepherder, vaquero, wrangler |
| Main Entry: | horseman |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rider |
Synonyms: |
broncobuster, buckaroo, cavalryman, cowboy, dragoon, equerry, equestrian, gaucho, horse guard, horse trainer, jockey, postilion, pricker, roughrider |
| Main Entry: | rancher |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ranch owner |
Synonyms: |
breeder, cattle farmer, cattleman, cowboy, cowherder, cowkeeper, cowpoke, drover, gaucho, granger, grazier, herder, herdsman, ranchero, ranchman, shepherd, stock breeder, stockman, vaquero, wrangler |
| Main Entry: | rancher |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who works a ranch |
Synonyms: |
cattleman, cowboy, cowgirl, cowhand, cowpoke, farmer, gaucho, hand, shepherd |