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
  • Inventing fake cowboys with drama would be disrespectful to the real cowboys who live drama-free at the Four Sixes to this day, according to Sheridan.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The scenes will include a tribute to the vaqueros, the Mexican and Tejano cowboys who made up about one-fourth of Old West ranch hands and trail drivers.
    — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of cowboys

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“Buckaroos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buckaroos. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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