cowhand

/ˈkaʊhænd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkaʊhænd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkau̇-ˌhand/ (ame, mw)

cowhand — 名詞

1. a worker on a cattle ranch who rides a horse while moving, feeding, or watching

1.名詞B2
釋義

牧牛工

在牧場照看牛群並常騎馬工作的人

a worker on a cattle ranch who rides a horse while moving, feeding, or watching the herd

例句

Christopher worked as a cowhand on a Wyoming ranch every summer.

Christopher 每年夏天都在懷俄明州的牧場當牧牛工。

pattern: work as a cowhand

Before sunrise, Selim rode out with the other cowhands to move the herd.

天還沒亮，Selim 就和其他牧牛工騎馬出去趕牛群。

plural use with ranch work

同義詞
  • cowboy

    broader term that can also suggest the Western image or rodeo culture, not just paid ranch work

  • ranch hand

    broader ranch-worker term that may include jobs not directly connected with cattle

  • cattleman

    often refers to someone in the cattle business or an owner, not simply a hired worker

文法句型

work as a cowhand

hire a cowhand

用法筆記

Usually refers to a hired ranch worker rather than the owner of the ranch. It is especially common in American Western contexts and in stories about life on cattle ranches.

常見錯誤

❌Every cowboy on the ranch owned the land.
✅The cowhand worked on the ranch, but the owner lived in town.
💡'cowhand' stresses the worker role, while 'cowboy' is broader and can describe the Western image more generally.