buckaroo

Meanings

1. A cowboy; specifically, a working cowboy who generally does not participate in rodeos.
2. One who adopts a distinctive style of cowboy attire and heritage.
3. A style of cowboy boot with a high heel tapered at the back.
4. A headstrong, reckless person; a hothead.

1. Synonym of buck (“a dollar”).

1. A locality in the Mid-Western council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Etymology

Modified from Spanish vaquero (“cowboy”), with the spelling influenced by buck (“(noun) male antelope, deer, etc.; adventurous or high-spirited young man; (verb) of a horse, etc.: to leap upward arching its back, coming down with head low and forelegs stiff, forcefully kicking its hind legs upward”). Doublet of vaquero. cognates * Early Medieval Latin vaccārius (“cowherd”) * French vacher * Late Latin baccalārius (“landless serf; cowherd (?)”) (Merovingian)