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also buckeroos
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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cowboys
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Pirates or western cowboys are just a couple of the outfit themes.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
22 Mar. 2026 -
And also on Untucked… • The girls hang out with the cowboys, and everyone agrees that the whole episode was a ton of fun.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Buckaroos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buckaroos. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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