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noun
A labourer on an oil rig or in the oilpatch, either skilled or semiskilled.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, colloquial
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Synonyms: roustabout
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A dirty or low-paid worker, a labourer; an ironworker in an ironworks or a steelworker in a steelworks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, colloquial, dated
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Synonyms: roustabout
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Someone with rough manners; a rowdy or uncouth person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, colloquial
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To work as a laborer on an oil rig.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a cruel and brutal fellow
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: bully, tough, hooligan, ruffian, rowdy, yob, yobo, yobbo
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: attacker, aggressor, assailant, assaulter
Narrower terms: bullyboy, muscleman, muscle, skinhead, tough guy, plug-ugly
History
From rough + neck, originally "someone who works a manual labour job".
Across languages
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
