cowboy
noun
[ ˈkaʊbɔɪ ]
• (especially in the western US) a man who herds and tends cattle, performing much of his work on horseback.
• "they are always playing cowboys and Indians"
Similar:
cattleman,
cowhand,
cowman,
cowherd,
herder,
herdsman,
drover,
stockman,
rancher,
gaucho,
llanero,
ranchero,
vaquero,
cowpuncher,
cowpoke,
broncobuster,
buckaroo,
herd,
• a dishonest or careless person in business, especially an unqualified one.
• "cowboy coach firms are alleged to have flouted safety rules"
Similar:
cheat,
swindler,
fraudster,
trickster,
charlatan,
scoundrel,
rogue,
rascal,
unscrupulous operator,
incompetent,
amateur,
bungler,
blunderer,
bumbler,
bodger,
cowboy
verb
• work as a cowboy.
