jackaroo
jackaroo noun: a white man living outside of a white settlement.
Noun
jackaroo (plural jackaroos)
- A white man living outside of a white settlement.
- A trainee station manager or owner, working as a stockman or farm hand; formerly, a young man of independent means working at a station in a supernumerary capacity to gain experience.
- But this is the tale of a Jackaroo that came from a foreign strand, / And the fight that he fought with Saltbush Bill, the King of the Overland.1895, A. B. Paterson, Saltbush Bill: The Man from Snowy River and Other Verses, page 37
- A Jackeroo lived, as a kind of gentleman apprentice, in the squatter′s or manager′s homestead, not in the men′s huts; but most of his daily work was done side by side with the working ‘hands’.1964, Russel Braddock Ward, The Penguin Book of Australian Ballads, page 86
Verb
jackaroo (third-person singular simple present jackaroos, present participle jackarooing, simple past and past participle jackarooed)
- To work as a jackaroo.
- Bill has gone jackarooing out west.
jackaroo meaning in Bengali
jackaroo in Bengali
- আনাড়ি, নবিস, অনভিজ্ঞ নবাগত বাসিন্দা
Forms of jackaroo
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | jackaroos |
| alternative form | jackeroo |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | jackaroos |
| present participle | jackarooing |
| past participle | jackarooed |
| past | jackarooed |
Origin of jackaroo
Obscure. Possibly from an Aboriginal term meaning wandering white man.
Words formed from jackaroo
Questions about jackaroo
- What does jackaroo mean?
- Jackaroo means a white man living outside of a white settlement.
- What is jackaroo in Bengali?
- Jackaroo in Bengali is আনাড়ি, নবিস, অনভিজ্ঞ নবাগত বাসিন্দা. See Jackaroo meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is jackaroo?
- Jackaroo can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of jackaroo?
- The plural of jackaroo is jackaroos.
Words near jackaroo in the dictionary
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