Plural of cowboy
regular plural
The plural of cowboy is cowboys.
Forms of cowboy
| Singular | cowboy /ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | cowboys |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Cowboys in a sentence
- The sheriff kept his gun unholstered in case the cowboys started any trouble.From the entry unholstered
- It was a westernish film, but with robots instead of cowboys.From the entry westernish
- The cowboys buried their trash next to the extinguished fire.From the entry extinguished
- Many football, basketball, and hockey players, boxers, wrestlers, cage fighters, hunters, bikers, NASCAR drivers, matadors, and rodeo cowboys are adrenaline junkies.From the entry adrenaline junkie
- People today love pre-distressed denim for the same reason earlier generations loved singing cowboys.2022, Carolyn Purnell, Blue Jeans, Bloomsbury, →ISBN, page 45. From the entry pre-distressed
Meaning of cowboy
- noun A man who tends free-range cattle, especially in the American West.
- noun A man who identifies with cowboy culture, including wearing a cowboy hat and being a fan of country and western music.
- noun A young lad employed to tend to cattle.
Questions about the plural of cowboy
- What is the plural of cowboy?
- The plural of cowboy is cowboys.
- Is cowboy countable?
- Cowboy is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: cowboy (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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