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jackaroo

noun

Meaning

  1. A white man living outside of a white settlement.
  2. A trainee station manager or owner, working as a stockman or farm hand; formerly, a young man of independent means working at a station in a supernumerary capacity to gain experience.
  3. To work as a jackaroo.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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