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Yes. The word cowboy is a Scrabble US word. The word cowboy is worth 16 points in Scrabble:

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6-letter words (1 found)

COWBOY,

4-letter words (2 found)

BOYO,COWY,

3-letter words (11 found)

BOO,BOW,BOY,COB,COO,COW,COY,OBO,WOO,YOB,YOW,

2-letter words (8 found)

BO,BY,OB,OO,OW,OY,WO,YO,

You can make 22 words from cowboy according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of cowboy

cowboy

Etymology

From cow +‎ boy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaʊˌbɔɪ/

Noun

cowboy (countable and uncountable, plural cowboys)

  1. A man who tends free-range cattle, especially in the American West.
  2. A man who identifies with cowboy culture, including wearing a cowboy hat and being a fan of country and western music.
  3. (informal) A person who engages in reckless behavior, especially for the purpose of showing off.
  4. (British, informal) A dishonest and/or incompetent independent tradesman.
  5. (card games, slang) A playing card of king rank.
  6. (uncountable) Short for cowboy pool.

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Translations

See also

  • cattleman
  • buckaroo

Verb

cowboy (third-person singular simple present cowboys, present participle cowboying, simple past and past participle cowboyed)

  1. (intransitive) To work as a cowboy, herding cattle.
    • 1995, American Cowboy (volume 2, number 4, Nov-Dec 1995, page 26)
      Derwood Bailey cowboyed for 50 cents a day, a noon meal, and a gallon of oats for his horse.

References

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

Basque

Etymology

From English cowboy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kau̯boi̯/ [kau̯.β̞oi̯]
  • Rhymes: -au̯boi̯

Noun

cowboy anim

  1. cowboy
    Synonyms: unai, behizain

Declension

Further reading

  • "cowboy" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus

Danish

Etymology

From cowboy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔwbɔj/, [ˈkʰɒwˌb̥ʌj]

Noun

cowboy c (singular definite cowboyen, plural indefinite cowboys or cowboyer)

  1. cowboy

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Derived terms

References

  • “cowboy” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English cowboy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑu̯.bɔi̯/
  • Hyphenation: cow‧boy

Noun

cowboy m (plural cowboys, diminutive cowboytje n)

  1. cowboy

Derived terms

  • cowboyhoed
  • cowboykapitalisme
  • cowboylaars

Finnish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English cowboy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑu̯boi̯/, [ˈkɑ̝u̯bo̞i̯]

Noun

cowboy

  1. cowboy (person who attends cattle, especially in the American West)

Declension

Synonyms

  • lehmipoika (humorous)
  • karjapaimen (person who attends cattle in general)

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “cowboy”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaw.bɔj/, /ko.bɔj/

Noun

cowboy m (plural cowboys, feminine cowgirl)

  1. (rare) post-1990 spelling of cow-boy

Hungarian

Etymology

From English cowboy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkɒuboj]
  • Hyphenation: cow‧boy
  • Rhymes: -oj

Noun

cowboy (plural cowboyok)

  1. cowboy

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • cowboy in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (‘A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2024)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From English cowboy.

Noun

cowboy m (definite singular cowboyen, indefinite plural cowboyer, definite plural cowboyene)

  1. a cowboy (most senses)
    cowboyer og indianere ― cowboys and Indians

References

  • “cowboy” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From English cowboy.

Noun

cowboy m (definite singular cowboyen, indefinite plural cowboyar, definite plural cowboyane)

  1. a cowboy (most senses)
    cowboyar og indianarar ― cowboys and Indians

References

  • “cowboy” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English cowboy.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: cow‧boy

Noun

cowboy m (plural cowboys)

  1. Alternative spelling of caubói

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English cowboy.

Noun

cowboy m (plural cowboy)

  1. cowboy

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English cowboy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkauboi/ [ˈkau̯.β̞oi̯]
  • Rhymes: -auboi

Noun

cowboy m (plural cowboys)

  1. cowboy

Usage notes

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from English cowboy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaʊ̯bɔj/

Noun

cowboy c

  1. cowboy
    Synonym: (humorous) cowboysare

Usage notes

The plural form could also be cowboys.

Declension

See also

  • duell
  • saloon
  • vilda västern (“the Wild West”)

References

  • cowboy in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • cowboy in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Source: wiktionary.org