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cowboy
noun
cow‧boy
[
countable
]
1
BO
TA
in the US, a man who rides a horse and whose job is to care for cattle
2
British English
someone who is dishonest in business, or who produces very bad quality work
:
a firm of cowboy builders
3
cowboys and Indians
DGO
a game played by children who fight while pretending to be cowboys and Native Americans
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