cowpoke

Plural: cowpokes

Noun

• A cowboy; a person who herds cattle.
• a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
• A cowhand (one who tends free-range cattle)
• A 19th-century device used around the necks of cows and other livestock to prevent them from challenging fencing. The action of the device was to poke the cow when the device came into contact with the fence.

Examples

• He channeled his inner ’COWPOKE’ to rustle up some big points on Words With Friends.

Synonyms

cattleman, cowboy, cowhand, cowherd, cowman, cowpuncher, puncher, cow-puncher, cowperson