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vaquero

/vah-kair-oh; Spanish vah-ke-raw/US // vɑˈkɛər oʊ; Spanish vɑˈkɛ rɔ //

骑马者,骑马人,斗牛士,骑兵

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural va·que·ros [vah-kair-ohz; Spanish vah-ke-raws]. /vɑˈkɛər oʊz; Spanish vɑˈkɛ rɔs/.

    • : Southwestern U.S. a cowboy or herdsman.

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Examples

  • My dad was a vaquero, transporting cattle via horse and sleeping outside, occasionally for days at a time.

  • No horse is mine;––if I walk abroad for my own health a vaquero ever is after me that I ride back with no fatigue to myself!

  • One vaquero sent his rope flying through the air, and the loop settled over a big, hairy fore paw.

  • Wilkes describes him as a dashing, gay "vaquero," half-Indian in his characteristics, but very useful to the new community.

  • Accordingly, the vaquero was directed to look after the mules while Frank and Joe went to work with pick, shovel, and pan.

  • Prodding his belly persistently, the vaquero followed him back, step by step.