jackaroo

[ jak-uh-roo ]

/ ˌdʒæk əˈru /

Australian

jackeroo.

Words nearby jackaroo

jackeroo

[ jak-uh-roo ]

/ ˌdʒæk əˈru /

Australian

an inexperienced person working as an apprentice on a sheep ranch.

to work as an apprentice on a sheep ranch.

1875–80; jack¹ + (kang)aroo; cf. -eroo

Harry spent time in Australia in 2003 during his gap year, working as a “jackaroo” at a Queensland cattle station.

Harry To Travel To Australia Next Month |Tom Sykes |September 24, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
An' we gets a letter from the jackaroo's friends that puts us to a lot more bother.

Children of the Bush |Henry Lawson
Old Peter and a jackaroo were out on the run watching a bush-fire across Sandy Creek.

Children of the Bush |Henry Lawson
One evening the jackaroo was down by the homestead-gate when Mary came cantering home on her tall chestnut.

Children of the Bush |Henry Lawson

He buck-jumped rather specially well, as might be expected of a Jackaroo.

Down Under With the Prince |Everard Cotes
Jackaroo, name given in Australia to a green-horn from England inexperienced in bush life.

The Nuttall Encyclopaedia |Edited by Rev. James Wood

jackeroo

/ (ˌdʒækəˈruː) /

Australian informal a young male management trainee on a sheep or cattle station

C19: from jack 1 + ( kang) aroo