vaquero Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet

Va*que"ro noun
Etymology
Sp., cowherd, fr. vaca a cow, L. vacca. Cf. Vacher.
Definitions
  1. One who has charge of cattle, horses, etc.; a herdsman. Southwestern U. S.

Webster 1913