jackaroo

noun [C]

/dʒæk.əˈruː/ (plural jackaroos) Australian English

Definition

› a man who is learning to work on a sheep or cattle farm → Compare jillarooPeople who work with animals

(Definition of jackaroo noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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