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jackeroo

The correct spelling is jackeroo.

How to pronounce jackeroo

noun

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The correct spelling is jackeroo. A white man living outside of a white settlement. For example: "Bill has gone jackarooing out west."

Usage Examples

Bill has gone jackarooing out west.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A white man living outside of a white settlement.
  2. 2.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.

verb

  1. 1.To work as a jackaroo.

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