buckaroos

noun

variants also buckeroos
plural of buckaroo
as in cowboys
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 buckaroos This hearty meal will satisfy your little (and big) buckaroos. — Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 13 June 2026
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cowboys
Noun
  • What began as a jean engineered for ranch work and rodeo competition has since become a versatile staple, worn by everyone from working cowboys to everyday consumers.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 14 July 2026
  • Top-name cowboys competed in the three days of bronc riding, bull dogging, bull riding and calf riding.
    — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2026
Definition of cowboys

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