English Dictionary

cowboy

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ/

名詞

くだけた表現 イギリス英語 俗語

A man who tends free-range cattle, especially in the American West. / A man who identifies with cowboy culture, including wearing a cowboy hat and being a fan of country and western music.

日本語の意味

アメリカ西部の伝統的な牛の放牧を行う男性、またはその文化に同調し、カウボーイハットを着用しカントリーミュージック等を好む男性。 / 牛の牧畜に従事する男性や、カウボーイ文化を体現する人物。

The cowboy rode across the open plains at dawn to check on the herd.

放牧をする男性は夜明けに大草原を馬で駆け、群れの様子を確認した。

意味（1）

A man who tends free-range cattle, especially in the American West.

There was some laughter, and Roddle was left free to expand his ideas on the periodic visits of cowboys to the town. “Mason Rickets, he had ten big punkins a-sittin' in front of his store, an' them fellers from the Upside-down-F ranch shot 'em up […].”

意味（2）

A man who identifies with cowboy culture, including wearing a cowboy hat and being a fan of country and western music.

意味（3）

(informal) A person who engages in reckless behavior, especially for the purpose of showing off.

意味（4）

(Britain, informal) A dishonest and/or incompetent independent tradesman.

意味（5）

(card games, slang) A playing card of king rank.

cowboys （ plural ）