Australian
bush term for a young man working on
sheep or
cattle stations ("ranches" to our North American friends). Jackarooing is an old Aussie
rite of passage for many young men of wealth and privilege, as well as the
salt of the earth country folk who maintain the agricultural traditions of Australia. If a jackaroo were to stay on the land, his career path would lead to management or ownership of a station.
The female equivalent is jillaroo