roughneck
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Is roughneck a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (colloquial, chiefly US) Someone with rough manners; a rowdy or uncouth person.Examples: "LaTisha has long wanted to show Carole sheʼs not the roughneck she used to be, the roughneck who wasnʼt good enough to be her friend."UScolloquial
2. (colloquial, chiefly US) An ironworker; a dirty or low-paid worker, a labourer.Synonyms: roustaboutUScolloquial
3. (colloquial, chiefly US) A labourer on an oil rig.Examples: "This first ship had a small geophysical-type drilling rig mounted over the side of the ship with a steel grid runround for the roughnecks, who stood in knee-deep water while making connections or pulling the drill string."; "As for the minerals, there has been a good deal of drilling along the big river; trucks and roughnecks no longer garner any notice."Synonyms: roustaboutUScolloquial
Definition source: Wiktionary