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jackeroo

Flag: gbEnglishOxford Dictionary of English
jackeroo /ˌdʒakəˈruː / (also jackaroo) Australian and New Zealand English informal
▸ noun a young man working on a sheep or cattle station to gain experience.
▸ verb [no object] work as a jackeroo.
– ORIGIN mid 19th century (denoting, in Aboriginal usage, a white man living outside a settlement): probably from an Aboriginal language.