buckaroo

Meaning

1. (US, also, attributive) A cowboy; specifically, a working cowboy who generally does not participate in rodeos.
2. (US, broadly) One who adopts a distinctive style of cowboy attire and heritage.
3. (US, broadly) A style of cowboy boot with a high heel tapered at the back.
4. (US, Western, figuratively) A headstrong, reckless person; a hothead.

Synonyms

vaquero

buckeroo

herdsman

herder

cowherd

cowpoke

herd

cow boy

catty

puncher

cowgirl

wrangler

broncobuster

neatherd

ranch hand

cowhand

Translations

راعي البقر

βουκόλος

cow-boy

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vaqueiro

vaquero

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌbʌkəˈɹu/

Etymology

Cognate with French: vacher

In summary

Modified from Spanish vaquero (“cowboy”), with the spelling influenced by buck (“(noun) male antelope, deer, etc.; adventurous or high-spirited young man; (verb) of a horse, etc.: to leap upward arching its back, coming down with head low and forelegs stiff, forcefully kicking its hind legs upward”). Doublet of vaquero.
cognates
* Early Medieval Latin vaccārius (“cowherd”)
* French vacher
* Late Latin baccalārius (“landless serf; cowherd (?)”) (Merovingian)