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 of buckaroo
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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for buckaroo
cowboy
Noun
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Examples include Roan’s retro Grammy Awards performance atop a giant pink pony and surrounded by clown cowboys, and arriving on stage at the 2024 Governors Ball by bursting out of a smoking bong apple and emerging in full body paint as the Statue of Liberty.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
11 July 2025
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But when a cowboy who looks suspiciously like Justin Theroux with facial prosthetics starts moving toward them, Charlie and Alex make a run for it.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
10 July 2025
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“Buckaroo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buckaroo. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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