ROUSEABOUT

Meaning of ROUSEABOUT in English

n. Austral. & NZ an unskilled labourer or odd jobber, esp. on a farm.

Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012

ROUSEABOUT — noun Date: 1861 an unskilled worker
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ROUSEABOUT — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( -s ) Etymology: rouse (I) + about Australia : a man of all work ; specifically : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ROUSEABOUT — noun Date: 1861 Australian : an unskilled worker
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ROUSEABOUT — ■ noun Austral./NZ an unskilled labourer on a farm. Origin C19: orig. dialect in the sense 'rough bustling person', from …
Concise Oxford English vocab
ROUSEABOUT — [rouse.about] n (1861) Austral: an unskilled worker
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ROUSEABOUT — n. Austral. & NZ an unskilled labourer or odd jobber, esp. on a farm.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ROUSEABOUT — n. Austral. & NZ an unskilled labourer or odd jobber, esp. on a farm.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ROUSEABOUT — n. Pronunciation: ' rau ̇ -z ə - ˌ bau ̇ t Function: noun Date: 1861 Australian : an unskilled …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ROUSTABOUT — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( -s ) Etymology: roust (I) + about 1. a. : a dock worker or deckhand roustabout …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ROUSTABOUT — n. 1 a labourer on an oil rig. 2 an unskilled or casual labourer. 3 US a dock labourer or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ROUSTABOUT — n. 1 a labourer on an oil rig. 2 an unskilled or casual labourer. 3 US a dock labourer or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ROUSTABOUT — n.1 a labourer on an oil rig. 2 an unskilled or casual labourer. 3 US a dock labourer or deck …
Oxford English vocab
ROUSTABOUT — US, ANZ rouseabout [noun] [C] - a person whose job involves heavy unskilled work
Cambridge English vocab
NAVVY — n. 25B6; noun LABOURER, manual worker, workman, worker, hand, coolie, roustabout; Austral./NZ rouseabout; archaic mechanic.
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LABOURER — n. 25B6; noun WORKMAN, worker, working man, labouring man, manual worker, unskilled worker, blue-collar worker, (hired) hand, roustabout, drudge, menial, …
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HAND — n. 25B6; noun big, strong hands : palm, fist; informal paw, mitt, duke, hook, meat hook; Zoology manus. the clock's …
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Oxford English vocab

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