cowpoke

noun

cow·​poke ˈkau̇-ˌpōk How to pronounce cowpoke (audio)
Synonyms of cowpokenext
: cowboy sense 1

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a movie about a couple of old cowpokes it takes a long time to train a good cowpoke
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Younger kids can choose from a selection of small plates portioned for cowpokes. — Outside Online, 17 July 2024 The Player’s Guide details how to build a character, whether its just a common cowpoke or one of the more unusual options like a huckster or blessed. — Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025 But the grizzled former Man in Black and man-who-failed-to-ground-Maverick isn’t known for playing the type of gruff ol’ cowpoke who’s about to break into song. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 May 2026 Real 19th-century cowpokes typically dressed in heavy canvas trousers, bowlers and wore rawhide chaps as armor against thorny vegetation and the general filth of the job. — Guy Trebay, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024 See All Example Sentences for cowpoke

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First Known Use

circa 1881, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cowpoke was circa 1881

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“Cowpoke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cowpoke. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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