jackaroo
noun, verb
jackaroo is spelled J-A-C-K-A-R-O-O: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, jackaroo means “A trainee station manager or owner, working as a stockman or farm hand; formerly, a young man of independent means working at a station in a…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of jackaroo is jackaroos.
How many letters and syllables are in jackaroo?
| Letters | 8: J-A-C-K-A-R-O-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 62 million words; the 246,401st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is jackaroo?
Jackaroo appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce jackaroo?
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: EN-AU_ck1_jackaroo.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of jackaroo
- jackaroos plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- jackeroo
- jackarooing participle, present
- jackarooed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does jackaroo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
AustraliaobsoleteA white man living outside of a white settlement.
- 2
AustraliaA trainee station manager or owner, working as a stockman or farm hand; formerly, a young man of independent means working at a station in a supernumerary capacity to gain experience.
verb
- 1
To work as a jackaroo.
Bill has gone jackarooing out west.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does jackaroo come from?
Obscure. Possibly from an Aboriginal term meaning wandering white man.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).