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 ''vaquero'' ...

of the

Great Basin The Great Basin () is the largest area of contiguous endorheic watersheds, those with no outlets to the ocean, in North America. It spans nearly all of Nevada, much of Utah, and portions of California, Idaho, Oregon, Wyoming, and Baja Californi ...

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

vaquero The ''vaquero'' (; , ) is a horse-mounted livestock herder of a tradition that has its roots in the Iberian Peninsula and extensively developed in what what is today Mexico (then New Spain) and Spanish Florida from a method brought to the Americ ...

''. Buckaroo or Buckaroos may also refer to:

Music

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

, 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 Kelown ...

(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 (Oregon), Portland ...

, 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 s ...

, 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 School is a small rural K–12 public school in Johnson County School District #1 in Kaycee, Wyoming Kaycee is a town in Johnson County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 247 at the 2020 census. It is home to a museum ...

, 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 adventure science fiction comedy film produced and directed by W. D. Richter and written by Earl Mac Rauch. It stars Pe ...

, 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!'' has been published by several game companies such as Ideal Toy, Milton Bradley, and Hasbro. Description The game centers on an articulated pl ...

, 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 Friendship is a relationship of mutual affection between people. It is a stronger form of interpersonal bond than an "acquaintance" or an "association", such as a classmate, neighbor, coworker, or colleague. Although there are many forms of ...

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

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

, 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) ''Nailbiter'' is a horror comic book series that was created by Joshua Williamson and Mike Henderson, with art by Henderson. The series is published by Image Comics and its first issue was released on May 7, 2014. As of May 2017, the series has bee ...

takes place in the fictional town of Buckaroo, Oregon * Slang term for

dollar Dollar is the name of more than 25 currencies. The United States dollar, named after the international currency known as the Spanish dollar, was established in 1792 and is the first so named that still survives. Others include the Australian d ...

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