English Explanatory Dictionary

roustabout

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An unskilled laborer, especially at an oilfield, at a circus or on a ship.
verb
  1. To work as a roustabout.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Neøn-roustabout.wav

Word forms

roustabout roustabouts rouseabout roustabouting roustabouted

Etymology

From roust + about.

Synonyms

rouser rousie rouster roughneck

Related words

oilpatch
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