variants also buckeroo
as in cowboy
a hired hand who tends cattle or horses at a ranch or on the range a rip-roaring buckaroo of the Old West

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Recent Examples on the Web The Supreme Court had already decided that yes, indeed, Texas — which spent a hundred million buckaroos a year on California produce — could throw up its own quarantine on Golden State goods. Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024 The group disqualifies him, however, after researchers discover his buckaroo abilities are limited to wearing expensive Stetson hats and tripping on his lasso. Gustavo Arellanocolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2022 But given their wild ways, these buggy buckaroos might be worth the trip. Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian, 16 Dec. 2019 Buckle up, buckaroos, for the 70th annual Pasadena Livestock Show & Rodeo. Don Maines, Houston Chronicle, 12 Sep. 2019 Diplo no doubt appears at home in the buckaroo aesthetic. Vogue, 26 Apr. 2019 This One Mistake Can Send Home Buyers Running So, should every home be listed for a single buckaroo? Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 15 May 2018 Buckaroos are skilled equestrians hired to move cows for ranchers, mainly in northern California, Idaho, Oregon and parts of Washington. Tim Woodward, idahostatesman, 8 June 2017

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“Buckaroo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buckaroo. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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