Definition of "jillaroo" in English

noun

1. (Australia) A female jackaroo, a woman who does the job of a jackaroo.

   • 2001, Vivienne Cleven, Bitin′ Back, author biography, title page, She left school at thirteen-years-of-age to work with her father as a jillaroo: building fences, mustering cattle, and working at various jobs on stations throughout Queensland and New South Wales.