cowperson

English

Etymology

From cow +‎ person.

Noun

cowperson (plural cowpersons or cowpeople)

  1. (rare, nonstandard, sometimes humorous) A cowhand.
    Synonym: cowpoke
    Hyponyms: cowboy, cowgirl
    • 1991, “EMPTY”, in SPIN‎:
      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."
    • 1996, Coke Newell, Cow Chips Aren't for Dippin': A Guide to Life in the New Wild West, Gibbs Smith, →ISBN, page 80:
      At the same time they turn loose a cowboy/girl/person from an adjacent pen. […] the cowperson jumps off the horse in mid-stride […]
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