Crossword clues for cowboy
cowboy
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- Someone who is reckless or irresponsible (especially in driving vehicles)
- A hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
- A performer who gives exhibitions of riding and roping and bulldogging
- Dallas athlete
- Western character to overawe and wow!
- Unscrupulous tradesman browbeat youngster
- Drive participant
- Western persona
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
cowpoke \cowpoke\ n. a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback; -- an informal name for cowboy.
Syn: cowboy, cowpuncher, puncher, cowman, cattleman, cowhand, cowherd.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1725, "boy who tends to cows," from cow (n.) + boy. Sense in Western U.S. is from 1849; in figurative use by 1942 for "brash and reckless young man" (as an adjective meaning "reckless," from 1920s). Cowhand is first attested 1852 in American English (see hand (n.)). Cowpoke (said to be 1881, not in popular use until 1940s) was said to be originally restricted to the cowboys who prodded cattle onto railroad cars with long poles.
Wiktionary
n. A man who tends free-range cattle, especially in the American West. vb. (context intransitive English) To work as a cowboy, herding cattle.
WordNet
n. a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback [syn: cowpuncher, puncher, cowman, cattleman, cowpoke, cowhand, cowherd]
a performer who gives exhibitions of riding and roping and bulldogging [syn: rodeo rider]
someone who is reckless or irresponsible (especially in driving vehicles)
Wikipedia
The cowboy has deep historic roots tracing back to Spain and the earliest European settlers of the Americas. Over the centuries, differences in terrain, climate and the influence of cattle-handling traditions from multiple cultures created several distinct styles of equipment, clothing and animal handling. As the ever-practical cowboy adapted to the modern world, the cowboy's equipment and techniques also adapted to some degree, though many classic traditions are still preserved today.
A cowboy is a professional pastoralist or mounted livestock herder, usually from the Americas or Australia.
Cowboy(s) or The Cowboy(s) may also refer to:
Cowboy is a 1958 western film directed by Delmer Daves and starring Glenn Ford and Jack Lemmon. This film is an adaptation of the Frank Harris semi-autobiographical novel My Reminiscences as a Cowboy. Lemmon's character is based on Harris. The opening animated title sequence was created by Saul Bass.
Cowboy is a 1966 American short documentary film directed by Michael Ahnemann and produced by Ahnemann and Gary Schlosser. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.
"Cowboy" is a song by Dutch pop group Ch!pz. It was released in the Netherlands in 2003 and peaked at number one on the Dutch Top 40. It was then released in other areas of Europe in 2004, followed by a UK release in 2007.
Cowboy was the eighth studio album by Erasure, released in 1997 by Mute Records in the UK. In the U.S., it was released by Madonna's former label Maverick Records. Cowboy was produced by Gareth Jones and Neil McLellan and marked the band's return to more simplistic three-minute synthpop music.
After disappointing sales and chart placing of their last studio album Erasure, Cowboy returned the duo to the Top 10 of the UK album chart and it contained three singles (two of which hit the UK Top 30). In the U.S., Cowboy greatly improved Erasure's Billboard 200 peak over their previous album and first single " In My Arms" gave them another Hot 100 entry. Sales also improved in Germany, where Cowboy peaked at number thirty-four.
The album contained eleven Vince Clarke/ Andy Bell originals in its UK version. For its U.S. release, the album artwork was changed slightly, the original version of "In My Arms" was replaced with a slightly-different US mix and two bonus tracks were added: a cover version of Blondie's " Rapture" (with Clarke providing the rap); and a version of the Burt Bacharach/ Hal David song "Magic Moments" that Erasure had contributed to the Lord of Illusions soundtrack.
Erasure embarked on another major tour of the UK and U.S. to promote this album, in their trademark style it contained elaborate stage settings and costumes (including Clarke dressed as a guitar-playing cactus).
"Cowboy" was the eighth episode of the M*A*S*H television series. Originally shown on November 12, 1972 and repeated May 6, 1973, it was written by Bob Klane and directed by Don Weis. It is the only first season episode listed in TV Guide as a "classic episode".
Guest cast is Billy Green Bush as John Hodges, the Cowboy, Patrick Adiarte as Ho-Jon, Timothy Brown as Spearchucker Jones, Mike Robello as the cook, Jean Powell as a nurse, Joe Corey as Goldstein, and John Orchard Capt. 'Ugly John' Black.
Cowboy is a 2013 Malayalam thriller film directed by P. Balachandrakumar starring Asif Ali, Khushboo and master Pankaj Krrishna in lead roles while Bala and Saikumar play the main antagonists and Mythili, Jagathy Sreekumar, Anoop Chandran and Indrans play supporting roles. The film is produced by K. Anil Mathew and music is done by Benny Ignatious and background score is by Rajamani. The film is inspired by the 1995 Hollywood thriller Nick of Time (film). Although the original film was a superhit, cowboy received mostly good reviews and was a hit at the box office. The film released on 15 February 2013.
"Cowboy" is a single by Kid Rock from his album Devil Without a Cause. The song's rapping style has been adapted by country artists like Toby Keith, Trace Adkins and Blake Shelton. Musicians inspired by this song include Uncle Kracker, Jason Aldean, Big & Rich, Eric Church, Colt Ford, Florida Georgia Line, Brantley Gilbert and Luke Bryan. Originally referred to as Hick Hop it has gone on to be labeled as Bro Country. His 2008 single "All Summer Long" helped push along bro country more so then "Cowboy". Both with themes of partying,drinking, boats, cars and girls. The song also helped influence a more prominent hip hop from the south, drawling on country music in Bubba Sparks, Rehab, The Lacs and Moonshine Bandits. Kid Rock actually did this first on the song "Desperate-Rado" on his independent release The Polyfuze Method, in 1993, but "Cowboy" broke into the mainstream.
Kid Rock describes the song as " Lynyrd Skynyrd meets Run-D.M.C.". The song uses dobro, slide, banjo and a ragtime piano, which was a sample of The Doors' " L.A. Woman". The song was originally rejected by Atlantic Records, after Kid Rock told them it was the best song he had written to that point.
The song is about how Kid Rock had foreseen his move to Hollywood to become a star. Since then he has accomplished everything the song predicted. "Cowboy" peaked at 82 on the Billboard Hot 100, 34 on The Top 40, 5 on Mainstream Rock Chart, and 10 on the Modern Rock charts. The song is used as the walk-in music for UFC fighter Donald Cerrone. This song was used for the first promotional commercial for WrestleMania XXV. An instrumental remake of this song was used by Jeff Jarrett in WCW. "Cowboy" appeared in the movies Shanghai Noon, Ready To Rumble, Serving Sara, Matchstick Men and Coyote Ugly.
In 2000, Kid Rock and The Neptunes made a rap single version of the song. There was also a live version released on the "American Bad Ass" single in 2000. The song was performed during the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show in 2004. A live version was released on 2006's Live Trucker with a bluesy into given to it.
Porn star Ron Jeremy and actor Gary Coleman made cameos in the music video, which was a spoof on Smokey and the Bandit. Joe C and Gary Coleman dueled while Ron Jeremy pretended to do the piano solo.
Kenny Tudrick was going to sue for not getting credit has the drummer on the track (he also did the solo on Bawitdaba). He decided not to after being asked to replace Kenny Olson in 2005.
The 80s group Boys Don't Cry failed at suing Kid Rock after they said the chorus was a rip off of their song "I Wanna Be Your Cowboy".
Usage examples of "cowboy".
Handing it over, she absently flicked a glance at the cowboy then let it stay when she recognized the sandy-haired rider she had noticed earlier with Jessy.
We did, with Artel straddling his chair backwards the way cowboys did in movie saloons.
The cowboy took a bandanna from his pocket, wet it with the canteen, then bent toward her, took one of her hands, and began to wash it.
Like many anime features, Cowboy Bebop started out as a Japanese TV series.
TV series that spawned it, the movie of Cowboy Bebop is a marvelous hodgepodge of hardboiled mystery fiction, science fiction action, and tragic love story, with more cultural influences than you could possibly list -- although Bebop otaku certainly have tried on their numerous fan websites.
Papa was a caudillo, a provincial landowner with a hundred thousand acres of pampas and a work force of cowboys that doubled as his private army.
Cowboy hopes to find a window to launch another missile, but the blazing fuel just over the rise is confusing his sensors and the coleopter suddenly banks into a swift turn, scattering thermite decoys that burn like miniature parachute suns, and the window that fluttered open for a second is gone.
Cowboy Larimer and Coochy, the medic, wolfed down C-rations under a tree just a few yards away.
Just then Ned Cooley stood up on the far side of the pickup and began walking around it, cowboy hat pushed back on his head, hands in the pockets of his tailored gray pants.
Cowboys lounged in the shaded areas, seeking relief from the daylong heat that had baked metal surfaces until they were too hot to touch.
He wore a polyester dirndl, his long hair in a snood, cowboy chaps with simulated silver stars.
In the excerpt below, Alloy skillfully maneuvers his private conversations with Ocean and Cowboy, while also carrying on a public exchange with Mr.
Eugenie Fonda clamped her knees so emphatically that he yipped and jerked away, drawing an amused glance from a young cowboy across the aisle.
She should be able to find enough cowboys in Silver Gulch whom she could photograph so that Mica would be satisfied.
Part of the afternoon-long festivities included some friendly competition among the cowboys, matching their skills in ranch-related events such as team roping, cutting cattle, tug-of-war on horseback, and breakaway roping, and in gymkhana events such as barrel racing and pole bending.