1. an adventurous hero
2. a hired man who tends cattle and performs many of his duties on horseback
John Wayne, Tex Ritter, Roy Rogers, Gene Autry were some of the most famous cowboys.

"I should've been a Cowboy
I should'be learned to rope and ride
Wearing my six-shooter riding by pony on a cattle drive
Stealing the young girl's hearts
Just like Gene and Roy
Singing those campfire songs
I should've been a cowboy"
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Taking advantage of a friend's unmanned computer by changing the desktop wallpaper to a homo-erotic image.
Angry Tom was pissed when he saw that his computer had been cowboyed.
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In the poker variant of Texas Hold 'em, Cowboys is a nickname for two kings as a player's two hole cards. These are usually played fast as they are very vulnerable to an ace on the board.

Other nicknames for kings include kangaroos, sergeants from k company, king kong, gorillas, krispy kreme,and cold turkey.
After calling Ted's All in, Hanzo flips over his cowboys and they hold up against Ted's Ducks.
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The famous image of Americans. The person who is poeti, a fighter, and can survive on his own. I have been called a cowboy before, by those without these skills
John Wayne could stare down an army.

Of course, he was a cowboy
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a sexy guy that rides a noble steed! you may say you don't like country boyz but when you see a sexy cowboy you'll think twice.
save a horse, ride a cowboy
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a reckless and independent person, usually a male(especially a reckless driver)
Some cowboy drove right in my way. He almost got me into a car crash.
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