jackaroo

Definition

A white man living outside of a white settlement.

Etymology

Obscure. Possibly from an Aboriginal term meaning wandering white man.

Example Sentences

• "But this is the tale of a Jackaroo that came from a foreign strand, / And the fight that he fought with Saltbush Bill, the King of the Overland."
• "A Jackeroo lived, as a kind of gentleman apprentice, in the squatter′s or manager′s homestead, not in the men′s huts; but most of his daily work was done side by side with the working ‘hands’."
• "Frequently the overseer would come to me and say a certain jackeroo was useless, and would never be any good, when the boy had only just started."