VAQUERO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vaquero mean? 

• VAQUERO (noun)
  The noun VAQUERO has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: VAQUERO used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VAQUERO (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Local names for a cowboy ('vaquero' is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and 'buckaroo' is used especially in California)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

buckaroo; buckeroo; vaquero

Hypernyms ("vaquero" is a kind of...):

cattleman; cowboy; cowhand; cowherd; cowman; cowpoke; cowpuncher; puncher (a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback)