buckaroo

buck·a·roo

noun \ˌbə-kə-ˈrü, ˈbə-kə-ˌ\

plural -aroos also buck·eroos

Definition of BUCKAROO

1

: cowboy

2

: broncobuster

Variants of BUCKAROO

buck·a·roo also buck·er·oo \ˌbə-kə-ˈrü, ˈbə-kə-ˌ\

Examples of BUCKAROO

1. <a rip-roaring buckaroo of the Old West>

Origin of BUCKAROO

probably by folk etymology from Spanish vaquero, from vaca cow, from Latin vacca — more at vaccine

First Known Use: 1827

Related to BUCKAROO

Synonyms: cowboy (also buckeroo), cowhand, cowman, cowpoke, cowpuncher, waddy (or waddie) [West], wrangler

Related Words: cowgirl; caballero [chiefly Southwest], gaucho, vaquero; horseman, horsewoman; cattleman, rancher, stockman; cowherd, drover, herder, herdsman

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Rhymes with BUCKAROO

aperçu, avenue, babassu, baby blue, ballyhoo, barbecue, billet-doux, bird's-eye view, black-and-blue, bugaboo, callaloo, caribou, catechu, clerihew, cobalt blue, cockapoo, cockatoo, Cotonou, counterview, curlicue, déjà vu, derring-do, detinue, feverfew, follow-through, gardyloo, hitherto, honeydew, ingenue, interview, IOU, Irish stew, jabiru, Jiangsu, kangaroo, Kathmandu, kinkajou, loup-garou, Makalu, manitou, marabou, McAdoo, microbrew, midnight blue, Montague, Montesquieu, Mountain View, ormolu, overdo, overdue, overshoe, overstrew, overview, parvenu, parvenue, pas de deux, passe-partout, pay-per-view, PDQ, peacock blue, peekaboo, peer review, petting zoo, Pompidou, Port Salut, rendezvous, residue, retinue, revenue, Roh Tae Woo, seppuku, Shikoku, sneak preview, succès fou, switcheroo, talking-to, teleview, Telugu, thereunto, thirty-two, thitherto, Timbuktu, tinamou, twenty-two, view halloo, vindaloo, w, wallaroo, waterloo, well-to-do, what have you, whoop-de-do, witches' brew, Xanadu