roughneck in German

roughneck in German is Raubein — roughneck means a labourer on an oil rig or in the oilpatch, either skilled or semiskilled.

Raubein

noun

(colloquial, chiefly, US) Someone with rough manners; a rowdy or uncouth person. [from 19th c.]

What does "roughneck" mean?

noun A labourer on an oil rig or in the oilpatch, either skilled or semiskilled.
"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."
noun A manual worker in a low-paid, dirty job, such as in an iron or steel works.
noun (informal) A person who behaves in a rough, badly-mannered way.
"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."

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.
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.

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What is "roughneck" in German?

"roughneck" in German is Raubein. roughneck means: A labourer on an oil rig or in the oilpatch, either skilled or semiskilled.

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