vaquero
noun
va·que·ro
vä-ˈker-(ˌ)ō 
plural vaqueros
: herdsman, cowboy
—used in reference to cowboys in areas (such as Mexico and the southwestern U.S.) where Spanish is spoken
Just as they were among the most accomplished of all horsemen, vaqueros were masters of the rope which they called reata.—
Martin W. Sandler
Martin W. SandlerOn the third day the vaqueros brought a small herd of wild three year old colts down from the mesa and penned them …—Cormac McCarthy
Cormac McCarthyThe study, called "Fajitas South Texas Style," leaves its readers with images of gringo cowboys and Mexican vaqueros eating tough pieces of skirt steak seared directly on the hot coals of their campfires and then wrapped in tortillas.—Mary Davis Suro
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The two entered the ring waving Mexican and Peruvian flags dressed as vaqueros.
—Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
One of the oldest houses in the town for example, now towers over a new Starbucks, while cowboy boot-wearing fashionistas from Mexico City (about a four-hour drive away) hang out in the parish square next to actual vaqueros celebrating their daughters’ quinceañeras at the church.
—Tim Chan, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
African American cowboys and Mexican vaqueros found their contributions minimized, their skills appropriated and repackaged in a way that erased their integral role in shaping the cowboy identity.
—Essence, 2 Sep. 2024
Our guide and horse wrangler was one Slim, a local vaquero and an old friend of mine.
—Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 26 June 2024
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Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
One of the oldest houses in the town for example, now towers over a new Starbucks, while cowboy boot-wearing fashionistas from Mexico City (about a four-hour drive away) hang out in the parish square next to actual vaqueros celebrating their daughters’ quinceañeras at the church.
—Tim Chan, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
African American cowboys and Mexican vaqueros found their contributions minimized, their skills appropriated and repackaged in a way that erased their integral role in shaping the cowboy identity.
—Essence, 2 Sep. 2024
Our guide and horse wrangler was one Slim, a local vaquero and an old friend of mine.
—Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 26 June 2024
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“Vaquero.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vaquero. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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