roughneck

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ /หˆrสŒfnek/ ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง /หˆrสŒfnek/
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noun
R

A person, usually a man, who behaves in a loud, rude, and aggressive way.

The roughneck at the bar was causing trouble for everyone else.

R

A man who works on an oil rig doing physically demanding tasks.

He worked as a roughneck on the oil rig for several years before getting a desk job.

translation

n. A person, usually a man, who behaves in a loud, rude, and aggressive way.; A man who works on an oil rig doing physically demanding tasks.

Word Forms

Plural roughnecks