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cowmen

cowmen is the plural of cowman.

Meaning of cowman

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

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Questions about cowmen

What is cowmen the plural of?
Cowmen is the plural of cowman.

Words near cowmen in the dictionary

  1. cowlstaffs
  2. cowlstaves
  3. cowman
  4. cowmanship
  5. cowmeat
  6. cowmen
  7. cowmilk
  8. cowness
  9. cownose
  10. cownose ray
  11. cownose rays

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