Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [roust-uh-bout]
- /ˈraʊst əˌbaʊt/
- /ˈraʊst.ə.baʊt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [roust-uh-bout]
- /ˈraʊst əˌbaʊt/
Definitions of roustabout word
- noun roustabout a wharf laborer or deck hand, as on the Mississippi River. 1
- noun roustabout an unskilled laborer who lives by odd jobs. 1
- noun roustabout a circus laborer who helps in setting up and taking down the tents and in caring for the animals, equipment, and grounds. 1
- noun roustabout any unskilled laborer working in an oil field. Compare roughneck (def 2). 1
- noun roustabout unskilled worker 1
- countable noun roustabout A roustabout is a unskilled worker, especially one who works in a port or at an oil well. 0
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Origin of roustabout
First appearance:
before 1865 One of the 28% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1865-70; roust + about
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Roustabout
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
roustabout popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
roustabout usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for roustabout
noun roustabout
- artificer — a skilled craftsman
- day laborer — an unskilled worker paid by the day
- hand — Learned [lur-nid] /ˈlɜr nɪd/ (Show IPA), 1872–1961, U.S. jurist.
- navvy — an unskilled manual laborer.
- operatives — Plural form of operative.
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