jackaroo English

Meaning jackaroo meaning

What does jackaroo mean?

jackaroo noun

— (Australia, Queensland, obsolete) A white man living outside of a white settlement.

— (Australia) 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.

jackaroo verb

— (intransitive) To work as a jackaroo.