A buckaroo is a

cowboy A cowboy is an animal herder who tends cattle on ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback, and often performs a multitude of other ranch-related tasks. The historic American cowboy of the late 19th century arose from the '' vaquer ...

of the Great Basin and California region of the United States, from an Anglicization of the Spanish word ''

vaquero The ''vaquero'' (; pt, vaqueiro, , ) is a horse-mounted livestock herder of a tradition that has its roots in the Iberian Peninsula and extensively developed in Mexico from a methodology brought to Latin America from Spain. The vaquero became t ...

''. Buckaroo or Buckaroos may also refer to:

Music

The Buckaroos The Buckaroos were an American band led by Buck Owens in the 1960s and early 1970s, who, along with Merle Haggard's The Strangers (American band), The Strangers, were involved in the development and presentation of the "Bakersfield sound." Their ...

, the backing band for country singer Buck Owens ** "Buckaroo" (instrumental), a 1965 instrumental by Buck Owens and the Buckaroos * "Buckaroo" (song), a song from the self-titled debut album by country singer Lee Ann Womack

Teams

Kelowna Buckaroos The Kelowna Buckaroos were a Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team from Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. They were a part of the British Columbia Hockey League. :Kelowna Buckaroos 1961 - 1983 :Summerland Buckaroos 1983 - 1988 History The Kelowna ...

(1961-1983), a former Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team from Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada ** Summerland Buckaroos (1983-1988), the name of the team after relocating to Summerland, British Columbia * Port Coquitlam Buckaroos (1999-2006), an ice hockey team based in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia * Pendleton Buckaroos (1912-1914), a team in the short-lived professional baseball Western Tri-State League *

Portland Buckaroos The Portland Buckaroos was the name of several professional ice hockey teams based in Portland, Oregon. PCHL/NWHL era (1928–1941) The first incarnation of Portland Buckaroos played their home games at the Portland Ice Arena. The Buckaroos ini ...

, several defunct ice hockey teams which were based in Portland, Oregon * Buckaroos, the sports teams and mascot of

Breckenridge High School Breckenridge High School is a public high school located in the city of Breckenridge, Texas and classified as a 3A school by the UIL. It is a part of the Breckenridge Independent School District located in Stephens County. In 2013, the sch ...

, Breckenridge, Texas * Buckaroos, the sports teams and mascot of Monticello High School in Monticello, Utah * Buckaroos, the sports teams and mascot of Kaycee School , Kaycee, Wyoming

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Buckaroo Banzai (character) ''The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension'', often shortened to ''Buckaroo Banzai'', is a 1984 American science fiction film produced and directed by W. D. Richter and written by Earl Mac Rauch. It stars Peter Weller in the ti ...

, in the film ''The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension'' and the Battletech fictional universe * '' Buckaroo: The Winchester Does Not Forgive'', a 1968 Italian Spaghetti Western film *

Buckaroo! ''Buckaroo!'' is a game of physical skill, intended for players aged four and above. ''Buckaroo!'' is made by Milton Bradley, a division of the toy company Hasbro. Description The game centers on an articulated plastic model of a mule named "Ro ...

, a children's game made by the Milton Bradley company *

Temco T-35 Buckaroo The Temco T-35 Buckaroo (company designation TE-1) was designed in the late 1940s as an extremely low-cost trainer for commercial and military markets. Temco's failure to secure a United States Air Force order for the Buckaroo forced it to turn ...

, an unsuccessful low-cost 1940s trainer aircraft *

Friendship knot The friendship knot is a decorative knot which is used to tie neckerchieves, lanyards and in Chinese knotting. History and use This is one of the eleven basic knots of traditional Chinese knotting, a craft which began in the Tang and Song Dyna ...

, also known as a buckeroo knot * Buckaroo Broadcasting, LLC, former license owner of radio station

KWNA-FM KWNA-FM (92.7 FM broadcasting, FM) is a radio station. Licensed to serve Winnemucca, Nevada, United States, the station is currently owned by Paul and Ketra Gardner, through licensee Elko Broadcasting Company, Inc., and features country music. Re ...

, serving Winnemucca, Nevada *

Buckaroo (horse) Buckaroo (February 13, 1975 – July 30, 1996) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse, best known as the sire of Horse of the Year Spend a Buck. Buckaroo was the Leading sire in North America of 1985. Background Buckaroo was bred in Kentucky by ...

, an American Thoroughbred racehorse and leading sire * Nailbiter (comic) takes place in the fictional town of Buckaroo, Oregon * Slang term for

dollar Dollar is the name of more than 20 currencies. They include the Australian dollar, Brunei dollar, Canadian dollar, Hong Kong dollar, Jamaican dollar, Liberian dollar, Namibian dollar, New Taiwan dollar, New Zealand dollar, Singapore dollar, U ...

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