noun
- a person employed to tend cattle on a ranch
Examples
- The experienced cowhand rode out at dawn to check on the herd.
- She worked as a cowhand on her uncle’s ranch during summer vacation.
- The ranch owner hired three new cowhands for the busy season.
- Every cowhand needs to know how to rope and brand cattle.
- The cowhand guided the cattle toward the watering hole.
- After years as a cowhand, he saved enough money to buy his own ranch.