Cowboy.
The crossword clue "Cowboy." is answered by ROPER, a 5-letter entry. Used 12 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2003; first recorded in 1944. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
ROPER
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ROPER answer page.
Used 12 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2003; first recorded in 1944. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- PERCHERONHORSES (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for ROPER
Every other clue in this collection answered by ROPER, most used first.
- Cowboy, at times - used 13 times, most recently in 2018
- Rodeo performer - used 13 times, most recently in 2022
- "Three's Company" landlord - used 13 times, most recently in 2016
- Lasso wielder - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
- Pollster Elmo - used 11 times, most recently in 2021
- Dogie catcher - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
- Rodeo competitor - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Rodeo participant - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Cowboy contest - RODEO, used 53 times
- "Midnight Cowboy" role - RATSO, used 47 times
- Cowboy competition - RODEO, used 27 times
- Dustin's "Midnight Cowboy" role - RATSO, used 24 times
- Dustin's role in "Midnight Cowboy" - RATSO, used 17 times
- Dustin in "Midnight Cowboy" - RATSO, used 16 times
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