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Ranger vs Cowboy - What's the difference?

ranger | cowboy |

As nouns the difference between ranger and cowboy

is that ranger is one who ranges; a rover while cowboy is a man who tends free-range cattle, especially in the American West.

As a verb cowboy is

to work as a cowboy, herding cattle.

ranger

English

(wikipedia ranger)

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who ranges; a rover.
  • # A roving robber; one who seeks plunder.
  • A keeper, guardian, or soldier who ranges over a region (generally of wilderness) to protect the area or enforce the law.
  • (obsolete) That which separates or arranges; a sieve.
  • * Holland
    • The tamis ranger .
  • A dog that beats the ground in search of game.
  • (label) In some modern armies, an elite soldier, similar to special forces but often operating in larger units.
  • (label),(label) A warrior character, often with wilderness and stealth skill, who typically travels the country side.
  • (label) A character skilled in the use of .

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    cowboy

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A man who tends free-range cattle, especially in the American West.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1899, author=(Stephen Crane)
    • , title=, chapter=1 , passage=There was some laughter, and Roddle was left free to expand his ideas on the periodic visits of cowboys to the town. “Mason Rickets, he had ten big punkins a-sittin' in front of his store, an' them fellers from the Upside-down-F ranch shot 'em up […].”}}
  • A man who identifies with cowboy culture, including wearing a cowboy hat and being a fan of country and western music.
  • (label) A person who engages in reckless behavior, especially for the purpose of showing off.
  • A dishonest and/or incompetent independent tradesman.
  • A playing card of king rank.

    • Related terms

    * cowman

    Coordinate terms

    * cowgirl

    Hypernyms

    * cowhand * cowperson * cowpoke

    See also

    * cattleman * buckaroo

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To work as a cowboy, herding cattle.
  • * 1994 , Sherry Robinson, El Malpais, Mt. Taylor, and the Zuni Mountains: a hiking guide and history
    • Besides cowboying he worked at a small sawmill that cut logs into "four slabs and a tie" and sold ties to the railroad.
  • * 1995 , American Cowboy (volume 2, number 4, Nov-Dec 1995, page 26)
    • Derwood Bailey cowboyed for 50 cents a day, a noon meal, and a gallon of oats for his horse.
  • * 2003 , C. J. Hadley, Trappings of the Great Basin Buckaroo
    • I still had never ridden or cowboyed , and I wanted to learn something about it. I'd been making the damn saddles for years but didn't know how to use them.

    References

    * Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. ISBN 978-1880069523 ----