what is a cowboy
A cowboy is an animal herder who tends cattle on ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback, and often performs a multitude of other ranch-related tasks.n English-speaking regions outside North America, such as the British Isles and Australasia, cowboy can refer to a tradesmen whose work is of shoddy and questionable value, e.g., a cowboy plumber . The term also lent itself to the British 1980s TV sitcom, Cowboys.