"cocaine cowboy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: cocaine cowboys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cocaine cowboy (plural cocaine cowboys)
  1. (slang) A cocaine smuggler or dealer whose activities are likely to lead them into violent confrontations. Tags: slang Categories (topical): People, Recreational drugs
    Sense id: en-cocaine_cowboy-en-noun-~0vpxERM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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          "ref": "1986, Steven Wisotsky, Breaking the Impasse in the War on Drugs, page 110:",
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