vaqueros

noun

plural of vaquero
as in cowboys

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  1. cowboys
  2. cowhands
  3. herders
Noun
  • Inventing fake cowboys with drama would be disrespectful to the real cowboys who live drama-free at the Four Sixes to this day, according to Sheridan.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The scenes will include a tribute to the vaqueros, the Mexican and Tejano cowboys who made up about one-fourth of Old West ranch hands and trail drivers.
    — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of cowboys
Noun
  • There are plenty of places to take a horse, with experienced cowhands to guide the way.
    — Jenny Peters, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Now, the ranch is proactively using drones equipped with speakers and bright lights as stand-in cowhands, WSJ reported.
    — Rachel Raposas, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Definition of cowhands
Noun
  • Authorities have said the bandit groups include mostly former herders who took up arms against farming communities, after clashes between them over increasingly strained resources.
    — Dyepkazah Shibayan, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
  • These preliminary results underscore how heat, behavior and health all come together in real time for herders.
    — Anne Pisor, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of herders
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“Vaqueros.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vaqueros. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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