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noun
An unskilled laborer, especially at an oilfield, at a circus or on a ship.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Synonyms: rouser, rousie, rouster, roughneck
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To work as a roustabout.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: deckhand
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: mariner, seaman, tar, Jack-tar, Jack, old salt, seafarer, gob, sea dog
History
From roust + about.
Across languages
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
