Definitions for roustabout
ˈraʊst əˌbaʊtroustabout

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. deckhand, roustaboutnoun

   a member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. roustaboutnoun

   an unskilled laborer, especially at an oilfield, at a circus or on a ship

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1. Roustabout

   Roustabout (Australia/New Zealand English: rouseabout) is an occupational term. Traditionally, it referred to a worker with broad-based, non-specific skills. In particular, it was used to describe show or circus workers who handled materials for construction on fairgrounds. In modern times it is applied to rural employment, such as those assisting sheep shearing, and positions in the oil industry.

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1. roustabout

   A roustabout generally refers to a worker, typically unskilled or inexperienced, who performs manual labor or odd jobs. Often, this term is associated with workers in a circus, oil rig or ship who perform various tasks such as erecting tents, loading and unloading equipment or doing maintenance work.

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1. Roustaboutnoun

   a laborer, especially a deck hand, on a river steamboat, who moves the cargo, loads and unloads wood, and the like; in an opprobrious sense, a shiftless vagrant who lives by chance jobs

2. Etymology: [Etymol. uncertain.]

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1. Roustabout

   An oil "roustabout" refers to a worker who maintains all things in the oil field. He or she sets up oil well "heads," oil lead lines connected to stock tanks. Roustabouts will maintain saltwater disposal pumps, lease roads, lease mowing, create dykes around tank batteries on a lease, etc. An oil roustabout has no limits in the oil industry and can, and will do any and all oil field work, including roughneck drilling, oil well completion and well service, and even chemical work. An oil field roustabout will also do all things that an oil field "pumper" would have to do. "Roustabout" is also an official classification of natural gas and oil rig personnel. Roustabouts working in oil fields typically perform various jobs requiring little training. However, they frequently turn out to be long-term employees and take on more difficult and sometimes dangerous jobs as they gain experience. Most go on to at least become “roughnecks” if they work for the rig company for more than a few months. An early 2010 survey by Careercast.com of best and worst jobs — based on five criteria: environment, income, employment outlook, physical demands and stress — rated 'roustabout' as the worst job. Nonetheless, the anecdotal and subjective experience of an actual roustabout reveals the excitement of a challenging, adventurous job.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Roustabout

   rowst′a-bowt′, n. (Amer.) a common wharf labourer: a shiftless vagrant.—Also Rous′ter.

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1. roustabout

   a laborer who is able to do most if not all jobs on a farm or ranch.

   
   

   Submitted by anonymous on August 19, 2019  

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of roustabout in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of roustabout in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=roustabout
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Roustabout
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roustabout
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roustabout
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=roustabout
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=roustabout