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Synonyms for roustabout

Grammar : Noun
Spell : roust-uh-bout
Phonetic Transcription : ˈraʊst əˌbaʊt

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Définition of roustabout

Origin :
  • "deck hand, wharf worker," 1868, perhaps from roust + about. But another theory connects it to British dialect rousing "rough, shaggy," a word associated perhaps with rooster. With extended senses in U.S., including "circus hand" (1931); "manual laborer on an oil rig" (1948).
  • noun laborer
Example sentences :
  • From management to roustabout there are common ties of interest.
  • Extract from : « David Lannarck, Midget » by George S. Harney
  • I want a slush-bucket and a brush; I'm only fit for a roustabout.
  • Extract from : « Life On The Mississippi, Complete » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
  • This for the feet, or the head, of the first roustabout that shows himself!
  • Extract from : « The Motor Boat Club and The Wireless » by H. Irving Hancock
  • He encountered the hunter, Deming, and asked after the roustabout.
  • Extract from : « A Man to His Mate » by J. Allan Dunn
  • He had four hours off, and he meant to make an opportunity of talking to the roustabout.
  • Extract from : « A Man to His Mate » by J. Allan Dunn
  • The roustabout woke with a shudder, flinching under Rainey's hand.
  • Extract from : « A Man to His Mate » by J. Allan Dunn
  • Gentleman and roustabout, one and all, were linked together by a common anxiety.
  • Extract from : « West Wind Drift » by George Barr McCutcheon
  • The only man who can tell you that is the roustabout who cleans the animals cage.
  • Extract from : « The Ranger Boys Outwit the Timber Thieves » by Claude A. Labelle
  • "Out here, you only forget once," the roustabout said, releasing her.
  • Extract from : « The Next Time We Die » by Robert Moore Williams
  • I was housemaid and roustabout from sunrise to weary sunset.
  • Extract from : « Hints to Pilgrims » by Charles Stephen Brooks
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