(I) 'Cowboy' is a term that was given to cattle herders working in the ranches in, the western United States by people living in the eastern States. (II) When it was first heard out in the West, most cattle herders didn't like the idea of being called 'boy'. (III) Gathering cattle into a single herd was known at first as a cow hunt, but gradually became known by the term 'roundup'. (IV) It wasn't until the late nineteenth century that the term began to win acceptance because, by then, the image of the cowboy had become romantic and heroic. (V) That was just fine with the cattle herders.