roustabout

roust·a·bout

R0324200 (rous′tə-bout′)n.1. A laborer employed for temporary or unskilled jobs, as in an oil field.2. A circus laborer.3. A deck or wharf laborer, especially on the Mississippi River.

roustabout

(ˈraʊstəˌbaʊt) n1. (Professions) an unskilled labourer on an oil rig2. (Agriculture) Austral another word for rouseabout3. (Professions) Austral another word for rouseabout4. (Professions) US and Canadian a labourer in a circus or fairground

roust•a•bout

(ˈraʊst əˌbaʊt)

n. 1. a wharf laborer or deck hand. 2. a circus laborer who helps to set up tents, care for the animals, etc. 3. any unskilled laborer, esp. one working in an oil field. [1865–70]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

roustabout - a member of a ship's crew who performs manual labordeckhandJack-tar, mariner, old salt, sea dog, seafarer, seaman, gob, Jack, tar - a man who serves as a sailor

roustabout

nounOne who labors:hand, laborer, operative, worker, working girl, workingman, workingwoman, workman, workwoman.

Translations

manovalescaricatore di porto