cowperson

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noun

A cowhand.

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cowpoke
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Meanings

nouncowperson (plural cowpersons or cowpeople)

plural cowpersons · plural cowpeople

  1. humorousnonstandardraresometimesA cowhand.

    At the same time they turn loose a cowboy/girl/person from an adjacent pen. […] the cowperson jumps off the horse in mid-stride […]

    1996, Coke Newell, Cow Chips Aren't for Dippin': A Guide to Life in the New Wild West, Gibbs Smith, →ISBN, page 80
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    The pineappled ham thing was just being removed from the bridge-table buffet as I entered, and I am overwhelmed by the sight of a roomful of unusually attired, middle-aged cowpersons swaying to the strains of "Oh Lonesome Me."

    1991, “EMPTY”, in SPIN

    Synonyms: cowpoke

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA cowhand.

Similar
cowpoke
Also see
cowhandcowmancowpoke

Origin

From cow + person.

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APA

cowperson. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cowperson

MLA

“cowperson.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cowperson. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cowperson,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cowperson.

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