Standard Lemma guide

cowgirl

noun · verb · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • General-American: /ˈkaʊˌɡɝl/
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  • CMU ARPABET: K AW1 G ER2 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A woman who tends free-range cattle, especially in the American West.

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A woman who identifies with cowboy culture, including clothing such as the cowboy hat.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A playing card of queen rank.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang

Topics: card-games, games

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A sex position where the receptive partner is on top; the cowgirl position.

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5

noun

Meaning 5

The receptive partner in the cowgirl position.

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6

verb

Meaning 6

To work as a cowgirl, herding cattle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive, rare

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7

verb

Meaning 7

To mount someone and have sexual intercourse in the cowgirl position.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare, transitive

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8

noun

Meaning 8

a woman cowboy

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: cowboy, cowpuncher, puncher, cowman, cattleman, cowpoke, cowhand, cowherd

History

Etymology

From cow + girl.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 女牛仔 (nǚniúzǎi) — A woman who tends free-range cattle
  • Esperanto: vakerino — A woman who tends free-range cattle
  • Finnish: lehmityttö — A woman who tends free-range cattle
  • French: vachère — A woman who tends free-range cattle
  • French: cow-girl — A woman who tends free-range cattle
  • German: Kuhhirtin — A woman who tends free-range cattle
  • German: Cowgirl — A woman who tends free-range cattle
  • Italian: mandriana — A woman who tends free-range cattle
  • Japanese: カウガール (kaugāru) — A woman who tends free-range cattle
  • Korean: 카우걸 (kaugeol) — A woman who tends free-range cattle
  • Macedonian: говедарка (govedarka) — A woman who tends free-range cattle
  • Macedonian: краварка (kravarka) — A woman who tends free-range cattle
  • Polish: kowbojka — A woman who tends free-range cattle
  • Portuguese: vaqueira — A woman who tends free-range cattle
  • Romanian: văcăriță — A woman who tends free-range cattle
  • Romanian: văcăreasă — A woman who tends free-range cattle
  • Russian: ско́тница (skótnica) — A woman who tends free-range cattle
  • Russian: пасту́шка (pastúška) — A woman who tends free-range cattle
  • Scots: coolass — A woman who tends free-range cattle
  • Spanish: vaquera — A woman who tends free-range cattle
  • Ukrainian: корівни́ця (korivnýcja) — A woman who tends free-range cattle