English-Spanish translations for cowboy

• vaquero
  Señor Presidente, señores ponentes, señor Bolkestein, quisiera hacer hincapié en la palabra vaquero. Mr President, rapporteurs, Mr Bolkestein, I should like to reflect upon the word cowboy.
  Durante años he realizado estudios en este sector pero no creo que se trate de una sociedad de vaqueros, sino de un sector de vaqueros. I have carried out research into this industry for years, and I do not think that we are dealing with a cowboy society, but rather a cowboy industry.
  No puede ser que nosotros les llamemos «vaqueros» y ellos nos llamen «cobardes», y que estemos profundamente divididos. It cannot be that while we call the Americans ‘cowboys’ they call us ‘cowards’, and we are deeply divided.
• gaucho
• huaso
• llanero

Definition of cowboy

• A man who tends free-range cattle, especially in the American West
• A man who identifies with cowboy culture, including wearing a cowboy hat and being a fan of country and western music
• A dishonest and/or incompetent independent tradesman
• To work as a cowboy, herding cattle

Related words

• cowbell
• cowberry
• cowbane
• cowbird
• Cowbridge
• Cowbit
• cowboy hat
• cowboy shot
• Cowbridge with Llanblethian