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    roughneck
    /ˈrʌfnɛk/

    noun

    • 1. a rough and uncouth person: "the usual roughnecks and gangsters"
    • 2. an oil rig worker.

    verb

    • 1. work on an oil rig: "he gave up college to roughneck on wells in west Texas"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishROUGHNECK | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    ROUGHNECK definition: 1. a worker on an oil rig (= a large piece of equipment for getting oil from underground) 2. a…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › roughneckRoughneck Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    A roughneck is a rough or uncouth person, a rowdy, tough worker of an oil-well-drilling crew, or an adjective for something suitable for such a person. Learn more about the word history, synonyms, examples, and usage of roughneck.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › roughneckRoughneck - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    A roughneck is a troublemaker who gets in a lot of fights and doesn’t have good manners. Roughnecks are also men who work at dangerous, grueling hard-labor jobs. Maybe that’s why they’re so mad.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › roughneckROUGHNECK Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Roughneck definition: a rough, coarse person; a tough.. See examples of ROUGHNECK used in a sentence.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryROUGHNECK | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Roughneck is a noun that can mean a worker on an oil rig or a rough and rude person, mainly in US and Australian English. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation, and its usage in sentences from various sources.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishROUGHNECK definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    A roughneck is someone who operates an oil well or is a rough, crude person. Learn more about the word origin, synonyms, pronunciation, and examples of roughneck in different contexts.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › roughneckRoughneck - definition of roughneck by The Free Dictionary

    Define roughneck. roughneck synonyms, roughneck pronunciation, roughneck translation, English dictionary definition of roughneck. n. 1. An uncouth person. 2. A rowdy. 3. A member of the crew of an oil rig other than the driller. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language,...