Local names for a cowboy ('vaquero' is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and 'buckaroo' is used especially in California). Synonyms:buckeroo, vaquero.
... his foghorn voice. As usual he was wearing a gaudy cowboy shirt. "Who's the new buckaroo?" the cook added, squinting at the stranger with open but ... — Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X • Victor Appleton