cowboy vs herd

cowboy

verb
  • To work as a cowboy, herding cattle. 

noun
  • A man who tends free-range cattle, especially in the American West. 

  • A dishonest and/or incompetent independent tradesman. 

  • A person who engages in reckless behavior, especially for the purpose of showing off. 

  • A man who identifies with cowboy culture, including wearing a cowboy hat and being a fan of country and western music. 

  • A playing card of king rank. 

herd

verb
  • To manage, care for or guard a herd 

  • To act as a herdsman or a shepherd. 

  • To unite or associate in a herd 

  • To move or drive a herd. 

  • To associate; to ally oneself with, or place oneself among, a group or company. 

  • To unite or associate in a herd; to feed or run together, or in company. 

  • To form or put into a herd. 

noun
  • A number of domestic animals assembled together under the watch or ownership of a keeper. 

  • Any collection of animals gathered or travelling in a company. 

  • A crowd, a mass of people or things; a rabble. 

How often have the words cowboy and herd occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )