Do you know cowboys ride horses ? shouldn't they be termed as horseboy

1.	Do you know cowboys ride horses ? shouldn't they be termed as horseboys ?
Answer» <html><body><p>that is kind of <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/true-713260" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about TRUE">TRUE</a> but...<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/explanation-455162" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about EXPLANATION">EXPLANATION</a>: People who ride horses are not called cowboys; they're called <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/equestrians-452563" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about EQUESTRIANS">EQUESTRIANS</a>. However, cowboys <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/acquire-361595" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about ACQUIRE">ACQUIRE</a> their name not just because they tend to cattle, and make cattle their livelihood. The name is a calque of Spanish vaquero, which itself <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/derives-948931" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about DERIVES">DERIVES</a> from vaca 'cow'.</p></body></html>

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