roustabout Synonyms
roustabout Meaning
roustabout (n)
a member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor
roustabout (n.)
A laborer, especially a deck hand, on a river steamboat, who moves the cargo, loads and unloads wood, and the like; in an opprobrious sense, a shiftless vagrant who lives by chance jobs.
roustabout Sentence Examples
- The roustabout heaved barrels of oil onto the ship's deck.
- The carnival hired a roustabout to help set up and break down rides.
- The roustabout's rough-and-tumble lifestyle kept him on the road.
- The oil field was a dangerous place, and the roustabouts had to be tough to survive.
- The roustabout used a crowbar to pry open stubborn crates.
- The construction site was a hive of activity, with roustabouts hauling materials and erecting scaffolding.
- The roustabout's job was to keep the machinery running smoothly.
- The roustabouts worked in shifts, keeping the factory operating 24 hours a day.
- The roustabout's weathered hands told tales of years of hard labor.
- Despite the arduous work, the roustabout had a sense of pride in his ability to get the job done.
FAQs About the word roustabout
a member of a ship's crew who performs manual laborA laborer, especially a deck hand, on a river steamboat, who moves the cargo, loads and unloads wood, and the
stevedore, dockworker, longshoreman,docker, rouster,dockhand
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The roustabout heaved barrels of oil onto the ship's deck.
The carnival hired a roustabout to help set up and break down rides.
The roustabout's rough-and-tumble lifestyle kept him on the road.
The oil field was a dangerous place, and the roustabouts had to be tough to survive.
