Buckaroo Definition

bukəro͝o, bukəro͝o
buckaroos, buckeroos
noun
buckaroos
A cowboy.
Webster's New World
One who sports a distinctive buckaroo style of cowboy clothing, boots, and heritage.
Many cowboy poets have a buckaroo look and feel about them.
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A style of cowboy boot with a high and uniquely tapered heel.
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A reckless, headstrong person.

Don’t run in looking for a fight like some kind of buckaroo.
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(slang) A dollar (variation of buck).

That’ll be twenty buckaroos, buddy.
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Noun

Singular:
buckaroo
Plural:
buckaroos

Origin of Buckaroo

  • 1889, derived from Spanish vaquero (“cowboy”), from vaca (“cow”), from Latin vacca, plus Spanish -ero (“-er”). Spelling influenced by buck.

    From Wiktionary

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