lowboy
/ˈləʊbɔɪ/noun
lowboy is spelled L-O-W-B-O-Y: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lowboy means “A low chest of drawers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lowboy is lowboys.
How many letters and syllables are in lowboy?
| Letters | 6: L-O-W-B-O-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 182,517th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is lowboy?
Lowboy appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce lowboy?
- UK /ˈləʊbɔɪ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-lowboy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of lowboy
- lowboys plural
- low-boy
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lowboy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A low chest of drawers.
- 2
A semi-trailer designed for hauling vehicles and other mobile equipment, with two drops in deck height: one right after the gooseneck and one right before the wheels; so named because the trailer's main deck is situated close to the ground for easy loading and unloading of vehicles and equipment.
- 3
A precursor to the hi-hat drum, with a pair of cymbals low to the ground that are struck with a foot pedal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lowboy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense low-loading semi trailer:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Tieflader |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does lowboy come from?
Possibly from low + French bois (“wood”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).