cowboy

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Related terms 1.2.2 Translations 1.2.3 References 2 Finnish 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Declension 2.1.2 Synonyms 3 Swedish 3.1 Noun 3.1.1 Usage notes

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

cow + boy

[edit] Noun

cowboy (plural cowboys)

1. A person who tends cattle.
2. A person who tends cattle in the US West or southwest.
3. A person from the US West or Southwest.
4. A person who dresses like a US cowboy, especially one who wears a cowboy hat.
5. A fan of Country-Western music.
6. (British, informal) A dishonest and incompetent independent tradesman; a cowboy plumber may collect a large fee in advance, and leave floods and the need for expensive corrective work behind.
7. (slang) A king (the playing card).

[edit] Related terms

• cowgirl
• cattleman
• cowman
• buckaroo
• cowperson
• yeeha!

[edit] Translations

• Arabic: رعوي البقر ar(ar) m., رعات البقر ar(ar)
• Croatian: kauboj hr(hr) m.
• Finnish: karjapaimen fi(fi)
• French: cow-boy, cowboy fr(fr)
• Hebrew: בוקר (boqer) m. (1,2)
• Russian: ковбой m.
• Slovak: kraviar m. (1), cowboy m. (2...)
• Spanish: vaquero es(es) m.
• Swedish: cowboy sv(sv) c.

[edit] References

• Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. ISBN 978-1880069523

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[edit] Finnish

[edit] Noun

cowboy

1. cowboy

[edit] Declension

Declension of cowboy (type rosé) singular plural nominative cowboy cowboyt genitive cowboyn cowboyiden partitive cowboyta cowboyita accusative cowboy cowboyn cowboyt inessive cowboyssa cowboyissa elative cowboysta cowboyista illative cowboyhin cowboyhyn cowboyihin adessive cowboylla cowboyilla ablative cowboylta cowboyilta allative cowboylle cowboyille essive cowboyna cowboyina translative cowboyksi cowboyiksi instructive – cowboyin abessive cowboytta cowboyitta comitative – cowboyineen

[edit] Synonyms

• karjapaimen

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Noun

Inflection for cowboy	Singular		Plural
common	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	cowboy	cowboyen	cowboyer	cowboyerna
Genitive	cowboys	cowboyens	cowboyers	cowboyernas

cowboy c.

1. cowboy

[edit] Usage notes

The plural form could also be cowboys.