buckaroo
Western saddle worker
Buckaroo is a cowboy, especially one working in the Great Basin region of the western United States.
The word comes from Spanish *vaquero* (cow herder) filtered through the ears of English speakers.
It carries a rougher, more working-class connotation than cowboy: The buckaroos rounded up strays at dawn.
In casual use, buckaroo is playful or affectionate, often directed at children: Hey there, buckaroo.
Livestock handler on ranches
- chapsProtective riding legwear
- lassoLooped rope for catching
- spursHeel-mounted riding prods
- bandanaSquare cloth for head
saddlebag · boots · bronc · mustang · cattle drive · corral · trail boss · cowpoke
Domesticated bovines kept commercially
- herdingManaging animal groups
- brandingCreating distinctive identity
- roundupOrganized gathering of scattered things
- pastureGrazing ground for livestock
livestock · grazing · corrals · fencing · stockman · cattleman · ranch · open range
Edge of settlement
- saloonDrinking establishment, often frontier
- outlawFugitive from justice
- sheriffCounty's chief officer
- gunfightArmed combat with firearms
desperado · homestead · gold rush · bandit · stagecoach · tumbleweed · duel · six-shooter
Rodeo bucking horse event
- bull ridingSport atop bucking cattle
- eight secondsRodeo ride requirement
- buckingJumping to unseat rider
- arenaVenue for contests
roughstock · bareback · chute · pickup man · rodeo clown · buckle · prize · competition
wrangler
Livestock handler on ranches
bandana · saddlebag · boots · bronc · mustang · cattle drive · corral · trail boss · cowpoke · cowhand
cattle
Domesticated bovines kept commercially
- herdingManaging animal groups
- brandingCreating distinctive identity
- roundupOrganized gathering of scattered things
pasture · livestock · grazing · corrals · fencing · stockman · cattleman · ranch · open range · saddle
frontier
Edge of settlement
- saloonDrinking establishment, often frontier
- outlawFugitive from justice
- sheriffCounty's chief officer
gunfight · desperado · homestead · gold rush · bandit · stagecoach · tumbleweed · duel · six-shooter · revolver
bronc riding
Rodeo bucking horse event
- bull ridingSport atop bucking cattle
- eight secondsRodeo ride requirement
- buckingJumping to unseat rider
arena · roughstock · bareback · chute · pickup man · rodeo clown · buckle · prize · competition · stampede
kiddo
Affectionate term for youth
buddy · pal · little one · rascal · sport · champ · sonny · squirt · partner · whippersnapper
- Old Westcowboy, cowboys, cowgirl, sheriff, sheriffs
- ranchingcattle, ranch, rancher, ranchers, ranching
- Westernscowboys, western, outlaws, sheriffs, western novels
- Wild Westcowboy, howdy, sheriff, giddyup, lawmen
- livestock workerscowboy, rancher, cattleman, cowherd, cowhand
- equestriansrider, jockeys, horseman, horsewoman, show jumpers
buckaroocity slicker
Savvy metropolitan dweller
city dweller · urbanite · townsman · office worker · desk jockey
buckarooNew Yorker
Resident of a major metropolis
suburbanite · Yankee · townie · metropolitan · coastal elite