1. A male hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
   "The cowman spent long days herding cattle across the ranch";
   - cowboy, cattleman

1. A man who raises (or tends) cattle
   "The cow man spent his days herding cattle on the ranch";
   - cattleman, beef man

Derived forms: cowmen

Type of: adult male, bozo [N. Amer, informal], cat [N. Amer, informal], chappie [Brit, informal], cowhand, cowherd, cowpoke [N. Amer, informal], cowpuncher [N. Amer], geezer [Brit, informal], guy [informal], hombre [N. Amer, informal], man, puncher [N. Amer], sod [informal], stock farmer, stock raiser

Encyclopedia: Cowman, Milk Your Cow