buckaroo

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buck⋅a⋅roo

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

–noun, plural -roos.

1.	Western U.S. a cowboy, esp. a broncobuster.

2.	Older Slang. fellow; guy.

Origin:
1820–30, Americanism; earlier bakhara, baccaro, bucharo < Sp vaquero, equiv. to vac(a) cow (< L vacca) + -ero < L -ārius -ary; perh. influenced by buckra; later prob. reanalyzed as buck ¹ + -eroo

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buck·a·roo also buck·er·oo (bŭk'ə-rōō')

n. pl. buck·a·roos or buck·er·oos
Western U.S. See cowboy.

[Alteration (perhaps influenced by buck¹) of Spanish vaquero, from vaca, cow, from Latin vacca.]

cow·boy (kou'boi')

A hired man, especially in the western United States, who tends cattle and performs many of his duties on horseback. Also called cowman, cowpoke, cowpuncher; also called regionally buckaroo, vaquero, waddy². See Regional Note at vaquero.
An adventurous hero.
Slang A reckless person, such as a driver, pilot, or manager, who ignores potential risks.

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Word Origin & History

buckaroo

1889, Amer.Eng., from bakhara (1827), from Sp. vaquero "cowboy," from vaca "cow." Spelling altered by infl. of buck.

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