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buckaroo

[ buhk-uh-roo, buhk-uh-roo ]

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noun

, plural buck·a·roos.

Western U.S. a cowboy, especially a broncobuster.
Older Slang. fellow; guy.

buckaroo

/ ˈbʌkəˌruː; ˌbʌkəˈruː /

noun

a cowboy

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Word History and Origins

Origin of buckaroo¹

1820–30, Americanism; earlier bakhara, baccaro, bucharo < Spanish vaquero, equivalent to vac ( a ) cow (< Latin vacca ) + -ero < Latin -ārius -ary; perhaps influenced by buckra; later probably reanalyzed as buck ¹ + -eroo

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Word History and Origins

Origin of buckaroo¹

C19: variant of Spanish vaquero , from vaca cow, from Latin vacca

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Example Sentences

The door opened and another buckaroo entered and sat off in a corner.

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They go and throw every Tom, Dick, and Harry in this here cell, and some buckaroo has half tore up the mattress.

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