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roustabout in Spanish

roustabout in Spanish is jornalero — roustabout means an unskilled worker, for example on an oil rig, at a circus or aboard a ship.

roustabout in Spanish

jornalero
noun
(chiefly, US) An unskilled laborer, especially at an oilfield, at a circus or on a ship. [from 19th c.]

What does "roustabout" mean?

  1. noun An unskilled worker, for example on an oil rig, at a circus or aboard a ship.
    "Brooklyn Tony, who had run away from home to be a circus roustabout, became a poster artist and eventually an Abstract Expressionist."
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roustabout in a sentence

  • Brooklyn Tony, who had run away from home to be a circus roustabout, became a poster artist and eventually an Abstract Expressionist.
  • She works in McGregor, North Dakota as a roustabout pusher. That means she and her crew help fix and maintain the drilling sites.

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What is "roustabout" in Spanish?
"roustabout" in Spanish is jornalero. roustabout means: An unskilled worker, for example on an oil rig, at a circus or aboard a ship.
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