cowgirl vs woman

cowgirl and woman both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cowgirl	Yes	No	No	No
woman	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, woman is a hypernym of cowgirl; that is, woman is a word with a broader meaning than cowgirl:

Other hypernyms of cowgirl include cowhand, cowherd, cowpoke, cowpuncher, puncher, adult female.

cowgirl (noun)	woman (noun)
a woman cowboy	women as a class
	an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
	a female person who plays a significant role (wife or mistress or girlfriend) in the life of a particular man