vaqueros

Definition of vaquerosnext
plural of vaquero

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Noun
  • Why not make a series of records, this person suggested, modeled after Cormac McCarthy’s Border Trilogy, the beloved writer’s set of novels about young cowboys in the American Southwest?
    Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 6 Apr. 2026
  • At the time, however, the frontier – with its rugged cowboys, miners and railroad men – defined American manhood.
    Miriam Eve Mora, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • There are plenty of places to take a horse, with experienced cowhands to guide the way.
    Jenny Peters, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Now, the ranch is proactively using drones equipped with speakers and bright lights as stand-in cowhands, WSJ reported.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Attacks in Plateau State are part of a long-running cycle of violence in north-central Nigeria, where disputes over land and grazing between mostly Muslim Fulani herders and largely Christian farming communities frequently escalate into deadly clashes.
    ABC News, ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Its characters are a small band of migrating reindeer herders.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Vaqueros.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vaqueros. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.

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