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Buckaroo vs Cowboy - What's the difference?

buckaroo | cowboy |

As nouns the difference between buckaroo and cowboy

is that buckaroo is a cowboy, specifically, a working cowboy who generally does not do rodeos while cowboy is a man who tends free-range cattle, especially in the American West.

As a verb cowboy is

to work as a cowboy, herding cattle.

buckaroo

English

Alternative forms

* buckeroo

Noun

(en noun)
  • A cowboy, specifically, a working cowboy who generally does not do rodeos.
  • * 2005 , , 00:51:25:
    • "No thanks, cowboy. If I was to let every rodeo hand I pulled a bull off of buy me liquor, I'd have been an alcoholic long ago. Pullin' bulls off of you buckaroos is just my job. So save your money for your next entry fee, cowboy."
  • One who sports a distinctive buckaroo style of cowboy clothing, boots, and heritage.
    • Many cowboy poets have a buckaroo look and feel about them.
  • A style of cowboy boot with a high and uniquely tapered heel.
  • A reckless, headstrong person.
    • Don’t run in looking for a fight like some kind of buckaroo .
  • (slang) A dollar (variation of buck).
    • That’ll be twenty buckaroos , buddy.

    cowboy

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A man who tends free-range cattle, especially in the American West.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1899, author=(Stephen Crane)
    • , title=, chapter=1 , passage=There was some laughter, and Roddle was left free to expand his ideas on the periodic visits of cowboys to the town. “Mason Rickets, he had ten big punkins a-sittin' in front of his store, an' them fellers from the Upside-down-F ranch shot 'em up […].”}}
  • A man who identifies with cowboy culture, including wearing a cowboy hat and being a fan of country and western music.
  • (label) A person who engages in reckless behavior, especially for the purpose of showing off.
  • A dishonest and/or incompetent independent tradesman.
  • A playing card of king rank.

    • Related terms

    * cowman

    Coordinate terms

    * cowgirl

    Hypernyms

    * cowhand * cowperson * cowpoke

    See also

    * cattleman * buckaroo

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To work as a cowboy, herding cattle.
  • * 1994 , Sherry Robinson, El Malpais, Mt. Taylor, and the Zuni Mountains: a hiking guide and history
    • Besides cowboying he worked at a small sawmill that cut logs into "four slabs and a tie" and sold ties to the railroad.
  • * 1995 , American Cowboy (volume 2, number 4, Nov-Dec 1995, page 26)
    • Derwood Bailey cowboyed for 50 cents a day, a noon meal, and a gallon of oats for his horse.
  • * 2003 , C. J. Hadley, Trappings of the Great Basin Buckaroo
    • I still had never ridden or cowboyed , and I wanted to learn something about it. I'd been making the damn saddles for years but didn't know how to use them.

    References

    * Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. ISBN 978-1880069523 ----