Definitions for roustabouts

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roustabouts roust·a·bout

Spelling: [roust-uh-bout]

IPA: /ˈraʊst əˌbaʊt/

Roustabouts is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 474 anagrams from letters in roustabouts (aboorssttuu).

Definitions for roustabouts

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 roustabouts

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

Examples for roustabouts

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

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

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

I was housemaid and roustabout from sunrise to weary sunset.

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

From management to roustabout there are common ties of interest.

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

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

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

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