Buffalo Bill

noun

1. Cody, William Frederick.

Buffalo Bill

noun

1. CodyWilliam Frederick18461917MUSTHEATRE: showmanTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: frontiersman nickname of William Frederick Cody . 1846–1917, US showman who toured Europe and the US with his famous Wild West Show

Buffalo Bill

¹

1. William F. Cody, a frontier settler, scout, and soldier of the nineteenth century. He was involved in several military actions against Native Americans and later turned to entertainment, founding the celebrated “Wild West Show.” ( See also under “Fine Arts.” )

Buffalo Bill

²

1. William F. Cody, an American adventurer, soldier, and showman of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. His popular “Wild West Show,” begun in the 1880s, featured acts such as the marksmanship of Annie Oakley , mock battles between Native Americans and army troops, and breathtaking displays of cowboy skills and horsemanship. It toured the United States, Canada , and Europe .

Notes

Buffalo Bill's “Wild West Show” was a major influence in the creation of the popular image of the romantic and exciting old West.

Example Sentences

A CPR dummy is turned into one of Buffalo Bill’s victims from “The Silence of the Lambs.”

From Los Angeles Times

It starred Coleman as “Buffalo Bill” Bittinger, the smarmy, arrogant, dimwitted daytime talk show host who, unhappy at being relegated to the small-time market of Buffalo, New York, takes it out on everyone around him.

From Seattle Times

On television, he also starred in the acclaimed but short-lived series “Buffalo Bill” in the early 1980s and earned a Golden Globe for his role in the late 1980s comedy “The Slap Maxwell Story.”

From Los Angeles Times

But the ratings were disappointing, and “Buffalo Bill” ran for only 26 episodes.

From New York Times

Last April, dozens of lawyers and their guests gathered at the Columbus Inn in Wilmington, Del. The revered restaurant, with roots tracing back more than two centuries, was once a hangout for Buffalo Bill.

From New York Times