jackeroo

jack e roo |ˌjakəˈro͞o ˌʤækəˈru |(also jackaroo ) Austral. informal ▶noun a young man working on a sheep or cattle station to gain experience. ▶verb [ no obj. ] work as a jackeroo. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: alteration of an Aboriginal (Queensland ) term dhugai-iu ‘wandering white man, ’ by blending jack 1 and kangaroo .

jackeroo

jack |eroo ▶noun & verb variant spelling of jackaroo.