What does "cybercowboy" mean?

A character who carries out contract work, especially of a legally dubious nature, in cyberspace.

What is a synonym for "cybercowboy"?

Common synonyms include: cybernaut, cybernaut, cybersurfer, netizen.

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Noun

1
A character who carries out contract work, especially of a legally dubious nature, in cyberspace.
"...from the voyeur and beau, through the private dick and the hobo to the cybercowboy and the cyborg."
2
An Internet user. informal
"...shares not a little with libertarian cybercowboys of the technosphere like John Barlow and Mitch Kapor..."

"...from the voyeur and beau, through the private dick and the hobo to the cybercowboy and the cyborg."

From cyber- + cowboy.

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