Definitions for roustabout

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roustabout roust·a·bout

Spelling: [roust-uh-bout]

IPA: /ˈraʊst əˌbaʊt/

Roustabout is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 382 anagrams from letters in roustabout (aboorsttuu).

Definitions for roustabout

noun

1. a wharf laborer or deck hand, as on the Mississippi River.
2. an unskilled laborer who lives by odd jobs.
3. a circus laborer who helps in setting up and taking down the tents and in caring for the animals, equipment, and grounds.
4. any unskilled laborer working in an oil field. Compare roughneck (def 2).

Origin of roustabout

An Americanism dating back to 1865-70; roust + about

Examples for roustabout

The only man who can tell you that is the roustabout who cleans the animals cage.

This for the feet, or the head, of the first roustabout that shows himself!

The roustabout woke with a shudder, flinching under Rainey's hand.

He encountered the hunter, Deming, and asked after the roustabout.

From management to roustabout there are common ties of interest.

He had four hours off, and he meant to make an opportunity of talking to the roustabout.

Gentleman and roustabout, one and all, were linked together by a common anxiety.

I want a slush-bucket and a brush; I'm only fit for a roustabout.

I was housemaid and roustabout from sunrise to weary sunset.

"Out here, you only forget once," the roustabout said, releasing her.