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cowman

cowman noun: a man involved in a free-range cattle business, in either ownership or hired hand roles.

Noun

cowman (plural cowmen)

  1. A man involved in a free-range cattle business, in either ownership or hired hand roles.
  2. A man involved in a dairy cattle or feedlot cattle business.
    • One cousin was rich and had a beautiful estate; the other was poor and was overseer and cowman for his cousin.1944, Emily Carr, “The Cousins' Bobtails”, in The House of All Sorts
    • […] my cowman, who was George's successor at Road Farm […]1961, Adrian Bell, My Own Master, Faber and Faber, page 237

Proper noun capitalized: Cowman

Cowman

  1. A surname.

Synonyms of cowman

All synonyms of cowman

Forms of cowman

pluralcowmen

Origin of cowman

From cow + -man.

Words formed from cowman

Questions about cowman

What does cowman mean?
Cowman means a man involved in a free-range cattle business, in either ownership or hired hand roles.
What part of speech is cowman?
Cowman can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of cowman?
The plural of cowman is cowmen.

Words near cowman in the dictionary

  1. cowlots
  2. cowls
  3. cowlstaff
  4. cowlstaffs
  5. cowlstaves
  6. cowman
  7. cowmanship
  8. cowmeat
  9. cowmen
  10. cowmilk
  11. cowness

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