Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cybercowboy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cy-ber-cow-boy
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A character who carries out contract work, especially of a legally dubious nature, in cyberspace.

noun

An Internet user.

Informal

Example Sentences

"...from the voyeur and beau, through the private dick and the hobo to the cybercowboy and the cyborg."
"Unlike the cyborg and cybercowboy, technoman Lenny is a sad figure who cannot move on. Despite Faith's rejections he loiters about the club where she works..."
"...ruthlessly competitive with each other, these corporations hire cybercowboys like Case to do this risky work for them."
"...shares not a little with libertarian cybercowboys of the technosphere like John Barlow and Mitch Kapor..."
"Within the week he upgraded his PC, got a modem, downloaded Netscape, and became a cybercowboy."

Etymology

From cyber- + cowboy.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: cyber

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

cybercowboys (plural)

Synonyms

cybernaut cybersurfer netizen

Questions

What does cybercowboy mean?: A character who carries out contract work, especially of a legally dubious nature, in cyberspace.
Where does cybercowboy come from?: From cyber- + cowboy.

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