— rodeoer , n.
/roh"dee oh', roh day"oh/ , n. , pl. rodeos , v. , rodeoed, rodeoing .
n.
1. a public exhibition of cowboy skills, as bronco riding and calf roping.
2. a roundup of cattle.
3. Informal. any contest offering prizes in various events: a bicycle rodeo for kids under twelve.
4. ( cap. italics ) a ballet (1942) choreographed by Agnes de Mille, with musical score by Aaron Copland.
v.i.
5. to participate or compete in a rodeo or rodeos: He's been rodeoing since he was twelve.
[ 1825-35; rodear to go round, itself deriv. of rueda wheel rota ]