Definition of "buckaroo" in Anglais

noun

1. (also attributive) 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.

   • Many cowboy poets have a buckaroo look and feel about them.

3. A style of cowboy boot with a high heel tapered at the back.

4. (Western US, figurative) A headstrong, reckless person; a hothead.

   • Don’t run in looking for a fight like some kind of buckaroo.

noun

1. (US, slang) Synonym of buck (“a dollar”).

   • That’ll be twenty buckaroos, buddy.