Hyphenation of cowboy

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word cowboy? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

cow-boy

Definitions of cowboy:

1.	A hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
2.	A performer who gives exhibitions of riding and roping and bulldogging
3.	Someone who is reckless or irresponsible (especially in driving vehicles)

Synonyms of cowboy:

noun	cowpuncher, puncher, cowman, cattleman, cowpoke, cowhand, cowherd, ranch hand
noun	rodeo rider, performer, performing artist
noun	adventurer, venturer

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.