cowboy

• n.カウボーイ; カウボーイ; 無鉄砲な人

cowとboyの組み合わせから。

cowboy (n.)

1725, "boy who tends to cows," from cow (n.) + boy. Sense in Western U.S. is from 1849; in figurative use by 1942 for "brash and reckless young man" (as an adjective meaning "reckless," from 1920s). Cowhand is first attested 1852 in American English (see hand (n.)). Cowpoke (said to be 1881, not in popular use until 1940s) was said to be originally restricted to the cowboys who prodded cattle onto railroad cars with long poles.

1. He had sought work as a cowboy ，rounding up cattle.

彼は牛を放牧する仕事を探して、牛を一緒に追いかける責任を負っている。

2.Fortunately,such cowboy firms are becoming rarer.

幸いなことに、このような詐欺会社は少なくなってきている。

3.He wore frayed jeans and cowboy shirts.

彼は擦り切れたジーンズとデニムのシャツを着ている。

4.The cowboy splashed his way across the shallow stream with his cow.

牧童は牛を連れて浅渓を流れた。

5.Inhis last film he starred as a cowboy .

最後の映画でカウボーイを演じた。