cowhand

cow·hand

C0708000 (kou′hănd′)n. A cowboy or cowgirl.

cow•hand

(ˈkaʊˌhænd)

n. a person employed on a cattle ranch; cowboy or cowgirl. [1885–90, Amer.]

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cowhand - a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horsebackcowboy, cowherd, cowman, cowpoke, cowpuncher, puncher, cattlemanbuckaroo, buckeroo, vaquero - local names for a cowboy (`vaquero' is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and `buckaroo' is used especially in California)cowgirl - a woman cowboygaucho - a cowboy of the South American pampashorse wrangler, wrangler - a cowboy who takes care of the saddle horsesranch hand - a hired hand on a ranchroper - a cowboy who uses a lasso to rope cattle or horses