vaquero

noun

Definition of vaqueronext
as in cowboy

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Recent Examples of vaquero But it was then followed up by a Spanish hymn, sung by musicians, dressed in 18th-century Spanish Colonial attire, including the garb of soldado, vaquero, pioneers, military, and indigenous peoples. — Brian Hackney, CBS News, 30 June 2026 Her original book of photography, Frontier, saw Krantz travel across the Americas, including the United States, to visually capture the North American cowboy, the Central American vaquero and the South American gaucho. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2026 Available at vaqueros stands near sections 204, 229, 416 and 446. — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Sep. 2025 When the herd grew unmanageable, Mexican-Spanish vaqueros (cowboys) were brought in from California to teach locals how to rope and herd cattle. — Sophie-Claire Hoeller, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for vaquero
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vaquero
  1. cowboy
  2. gaucho
  3. cowhand
  4. cowman
  5. cowgirl
  6. cowherd
Noun
  • Once a staple among cowboys and railroad workers, the Lee 101 became a symbol of youth rebellion in the 1950s, when James Dean popularized the jeans and helped solidify their association with biker culture.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • In the late aughts, the futuristic cowboys of Mexico’s tribal guarachero boom launched superstars like 3BallMTY and Erick Rincón, laying the percussive foundation for Colombia’s guaracha takeover of the following decade and breakouts like Fumaratto.
    — Richard Villegas, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of cowboy
Noun
  • Every gaucho keeps his mate and his radio within close reach.
    — Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Envinate Benje 2024 Tenerife, DOP Ycoden-Daute-Isora The grapes here are listán negro, negramol, listán gaucho, and vijariego negro.
    — Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of gaucho
Noun
  • Eastwood portrayed Rowdy Yates, the young cowhand who eventually matures into a leader.
    — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
  • Residents and visitors will line the streets to watch cowhands from various ranches herd more than 30 Longhorns through town, a tradition dating back to when the parade was a downtown cattle drive.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Definition of cowhand
Noun
  • The picture-perfect cowman’s paradise of Stockyards City is true to its stripes—and nowhere is this more evident than in Cattlemen’s Steakhouse.
    — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
  • The reply of my friend and hunting companion was one of those quaint, rasping epithets which only a cowman can manage when everything has gone wrong.
    — Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025
Definition of cowman
Noun
  • In a March interview with Vogue, Hadid discussed how living in Texas had introduced her to different interpretations of cowgirl style, from women who dress up for the occasion to those who spend their days working with horses.
    — Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Lainey Wilson has joined forces with Charlie 1 Horse hats for a new collection of fun, festive Western hats any cowgirl would love to lasso.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of cowgirl
Noun
  • In Chinese mythology, Zhinü, a weaver girl represented by the Vega star, falls in love with Niulang, a cowherd embodied by the Altair star.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • It’s attributed to a cowherd named Caedmon, who is thought to have composed the poem in a burst of inspiration following a religious dream.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 18 May 2026
Definition of cowherd

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