a cowboy, especially used of one who breaks broncos; --  used especially in California.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            local names for a cowboy (`vaquero' is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and `buckaroo' is used especially in California) 
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            cowboy; Anglicized from vaquero, which derives from the Spanish word for cow, vaca.