Vaquero

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Vaquero \Va*que"ro\ (v[aum]*k[asl]"r[-o]), n. [Sp., cowherd, fr.
     vaca a cow, L. vacca. Cf. {Vacher}.]
     One who has charge of cattle, horses, etc.; a herdsman; a
     cowboy. [Southwestern U. S.]
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  vaquero
       n : local names for a cowboy (`vaquero' is used especially in
           southwestern and central Texas and `buckaroo' is used
           especially in California) [syn: {buckaroo}, {buckeroo}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  50 Moby Thesaurus words for "vaquero":
     broncobuster, buckaroo, caballero, cattleman, cavalier, cavalryman,
     chevalier, circus rider, cowboy, cowgirl, cowhand, cowherd, cowman,
     cowpuncher, drover, equestrian, equestrienne, gaucho, goatherd,
     gooseboy, gooseherd, herder, herdsman, hogherd, horse soldier,
     horse wrangler, horseback rider, horsebacker, horseherd, horseman,
     horsewoman, jockey, knight, mounted policeman, pigman, postboy,
     postilion, puncher, rider, roughrider, sheepherder, sheepman,
     shepherd, shepherdess, steeplechaser, swanherd, swineherd,
     trick rider, waddy, wrangler