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Definition of rouseabout in English: rouseaboutnoun ˈraʊzəbaʊt Australian, NZ An unskilled labourer or odd jobber on a farm, especially in a shearing shed. Example sentencesExamples - He was probably about 12-14 years old, and presumably acted as horse-tailer and as general rouseabout while in camp.
- They were local youth without permanent employment, who rotate from local casual jobs, rouseabouts, working in supermarket, pub.
Synonyms worker, factory worker, manual worker, unskilled worker, blue-collar worker, workman, workwoman, workperson, working man, labourer, operative, hired hand, hireling, roustabout, employee, artisan
Origin Mid 19th century: originally dialect in the sense 'rough bustling person', from the verb rouse. |