buckaroo

ˌbʌkəˈruː

Definition

Definition of buckaroo - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

ranch worker

Rare

cowboy or horseman, especially in the western US

Rare

The young buckaroo skillfully lassoed the stray calf..

cowpoke

wrangler

currency

Dated

dollar in slang terms

Dated

Can you lend me a buckaroo?

buck

greenback

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Origin of buckaroo

Spanish, vaquero (cowboy)

Examples of buckaroo in a sentence

Every buckaroo at the ranch had a unique skill.
I found a buckaroo in my coat pocket.
He spent his last buckaroo on a coffee.

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French:cow-boy, dollar, ...
German:Cowboy, Dollar, ...
Italian:cowboy, dollaro, ...
Spanish:jinete, dólar, ...
Portuguese:cowboy, dólar, ...
Chinese:牛仔, 块钱, ...
Japanese:カウボーイ, バカロー, ...
Arabic:راعي بَقَر, دولار, ...
Hebrew:קָאוּבּוֹי, דּוֹלָר, ...
Russian:наездник, бакс, ...
Ukrainian:наїзник, бакс, ...
Hindi:गाय चरवाहा, बकरू, ...
Bengali:বাকারু, বাকরু, ...
Catalan:vaquer, dòlar, ...
Czech:kovboj, dolar, ...
Danish:cowboy, dollar, ...
Dutch:cowboy, dollar, ...
Greek:καουμπόι, δολλάριο, ...
Hungarian:cowboy, zöldhasú, ...
Khmer:អ្នកគង្វាលគោជិះសេះ, ដុល្លារ, ...
Korean:카우보이, 달러, ...
Persian:گاوچران, دلار, ...
Polish:kowboj, dolar, ...
Portuguese (BR):cowboy, dólar, ...
Romanian:cowboy, dolar, ...
Swedish:cowboy, spänn, ...
Thai:คาวบอย, ตังค์, ...
Turkish:kovboy, dolar, ...
Vietnamese:cao bồi, đồng, ...

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