cowboy
noun[C]
uk/ˈkaʊ.bɔɪ/us/ˈkaʊ.bɔɪ/cowboynoun[C](FARM WORKER)
(alsocowhand,uk/ˈkaʊ.hænd/us/ˈkaʊ.hænd/)
aperson,especiallyin thewesternUS, whosejobis to takecareofcattle, and who usuallyridesahorse, or asimilarcharacterin afilm:
（尤指美国西部的）牛仔，牧人Theranchemployedten or twelve cowboys.牧场雇了十一二个牛仔。
He waswearingcowboybootsand a cowboyhat.他脚蹬牛仔靴，头戴牛仔帽。
I don't much like cowboyfilms/movies.我不大喜欢看牛仔片。
People who work with animals
- apiarist
- beekeeper
- breeder
- cowgirl
- cowherd
- dogcatcher
- drover
- gaucho
- goatherd
- groomer
- herdsman
- jackaroo
- jillaroo
- mahout
- ostler
- primatologist
- shepherd
- shepherdess
- stable boy
- whisperer
cowboynoun[C](DISHONEST PERSON)
UKinformal
someone who is nothonest,careful, orskilfulintheirtradeorbusiness, or someone whoignoresrulesthat mostpeopleobeyand isthereforenotconsideredto beresponsible:
弄虚作假的商人；粗心大意的人；不负责任的人，莽撞鬼Thosebuildersareabunchofcowboys - they made aterriblejobofourextension.那些建筑商是一帮不负责任的奸商——他们把我们的扩建工程弄得一团糟。
a dishonest person
- cheatShe's a liar and a cheat!
- cheaterUSI wouldn't play a game with him - he's a cheater.
- crookMy dad says that used car salesmen are just a bunch of crooks.
- cowboyUKThe private security firm are just a bunch of cowboys looking to rough up anyone who crosses their path.
- fraudHe claims to be a doctor, but he's just a fraud without a medical licence.
- sharkThe landlord was a real shark, jacking up rents without relief.
Dishonest
- artificiality
- bad faith
- be rotten to the coreidiom
- bent
- crooked
- dubious
- dubiously
- false
- finagle
- fishy
- knavery
- louche
- low-down
- malfeasance
- mendacious
- sugar-coated
- under false pretencesphrase
- underhand
- unreliable
- unscrupulous
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