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buck⋅a⋅roo

  [buhk-uh-roo, buhk-uh-roo]
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–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')   
n.  

  1. 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.

  2. An adventurous hero.

  3. Slang A reckless person, such as a driver, pilot, or manager, who ignores potential risks.

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buckaroo 
1889, Amer.Eng., from bakhara (1827), from Sp. vaquero "cowboy," from vaca "cow." Spelling altered by infl. of buck.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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