"jackaroo" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: EN-AU ck1 jackaroo.ogg Forms: jackaroos [plural]
Etymology: Obscure. Possibly from an Aboriginal term meaning ‘wandering white man’. Head templates: {{en-noun}} jackaroo (plural jackaroos)
  1. (Australia, Queensland, obsolete) A white man living outside of a white settlement. Tags: Australia, obsolete Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-jackaroo-en-noun--fZXi2ep Disambiguation of People: 60 40 0 Categories (other): Australian English, Queensland English
  2. (Australia) 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. Tags: Australia Categories (topical): Occupations
    Sense id: en-jackaroo-en-noun-E8ddsfP5 Disambiguation of Occupations: 35 55 10 Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 66 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 65 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 68 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: jackeroo Coordinate_terms: jackarooesse, jillaroo (english: female jackaroo), jilleroo

Verb

Audio: EN-AU ck1 jackaroo.ogg Forms: jackaroos [present, singular, third-person], jackarooing [participle, present], jackarooed [participle, past], jackarooed [past]
Etymology: Obscure. Possibly from an Aboriginal term meaning ‘wandering white man’. Head templates: {{en-verb}} jackaroo (third-person singular simple present jackaroos, present participle jackarooing, simple past and past participle jackarooed)
  1. (intransitive) To work as a jackaroo. Tags: intransitive Derived forms: jackarooing
    Sense id: en-jackaroo-en-verb-w23F~T6T
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: jackeroo

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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