jackaroo

jackaroo
[ˌdʒakəˈruː]
(亦作 jackeroo)
(Austral. informal)(澳,非正式)
noun
  1. a young man working on a sheep or cattle station to gain experience
    在牧场实习的新手
verb
  1. [no obj.]work as a jackeroo
    (在牧场)实习,当新手
语源
  1. late 19th cent.: alteration of an Aboriginal (Queensland) term dhugai-iu 'wandering white man', by blending jack and kangaroo
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