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cowboy

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cowboy
cowboy /ˈkaʊbɔɪ/ noun [countable]
1. 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 a game played by children who fight while pretending to be cowboys and Native Americans