Meaning & use
cowpoke
An informal American term for a cowboy, especially a ranch hand who herds cattle.
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The old cowpoke had spent forty years driving cattle across the plains.
Young cowpokes learned to rope and ride before they could read.
A note on using this word
Cowpoke is casual, western American slang and appears far more often in fiction and film than in formal writing.
Words with a similar meaning
cowboycowhandwrangler
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