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Vaquero

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. Chiefly Texas See cowboy.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A cowboy; a herdsman.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. One who has charge of cattle, horses, etc.; a herdsman; a cowboy.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A herdsman.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. local names for a cowboy (`vaquero' is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and `buckaroo' is used especially in California)

Word Usage

"Buckaroos, a corruption of the Spanish word vaquero, follow many of the Old California traditions, braiding their own bridles and hackamores, and throwing long ropes that give them more room to slow a calf without hurting their horse."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

cowherd cowboy cowpoke cowhand puncher cowman cowpuncher cattleman

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

herdsman cowboy

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

taskmistress foster-brother compeer foster-father empiric herdsman