jackaroo

English - Turkish

Definition of jackaroo in English Turkish dictionary

{i} yeni arkadaş

{i} acemi

English - English

Definition of jackaroo in English English dictionary

Young or inexperienced stockman or farm hand

To work as a jackaroo

Bill has gone jackarooing out west.

{i} (Australian) man who lives on a sheep or cattle farm as an apprentice

To be a jackaroo; to pass one's time as a jackaroo

A young man living as an apprentice on a sheep station, or otherwise engaged in acquainting himself with colonial life

Hyphenation

jack·a·roo

Etymology

() Alteration of an Aboriginal term meaning 'wandering white man'.