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Cowperson vs Cowherd - What's the difference?

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Cowherd is a related term of cowperson.



As nouns the difference between cowperson and cowherd

is that cowperson is a cowhand of any gender while cowherd is a person who herds cattle; a cowboy.

cowperson

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (politically correct, rare) a cowhand of any gender
  • * 1996 , Coke Newell, Cow Chips Aren't for Dippin': A Guide to Life in the New Wild West , Gibbs Smith, ISBN 978-0-87905-736-7, page 80:
    • At the same time they turn loose a cowboy/girl/person from an adjacent pen.
  • * SPIN
    • The pineappled ham thing was just being removed from the bridge-table buffet as I entered, and I am overwhelmed by the sight of a roomful of unusually attired, middle-aged cowpersons swaying to the strains of "Oh Lonesome Me."

    Synonyms

    * cowhand * cowpoke

    Hyponyms

    * cowboy * cowgirl English politically correct terms

    cowherd

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who herds cattle; a cowboy.

    • Related terms

    * bearherd * cow * cowboy * cowgirl * cowman * cowperson * cowpoke * cowwoman, cow-woman * goatherd * gooseherd * herd * herder * herding dog * herd instinct * herdsman * Herdsman (the constellation ) * herdswoman * neatherd * hogherd * horseherd * oxherd * swanherd * swineherd

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    * English words with consonant pseudo-digraphs