ROUSTABOUT


Meaning of ROUSTABOUT in English

/ ˈraʊstəbaʊt; NAmE / noun

( especially NAmE ) a man with no special skills who does temporary work, for example on an oil rig or in a circus

SYN casual labourer

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: from the verb roust .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.