noun

roustabout

Quiz me More like this

Roustabout (noun) means an unskilled worker, for example on an oil rig, at a circus or aboard a ship.

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." — Saul Bellow, Him with His Foot in His Mouth (1974)

"She works in McGregor, North Dakota as a roustabout pusher. That means she and her crew help fix and maintain the drilling sites." — Celeste Headlee, NPR (2013)

Vocabulary Flow

Build your vocabulary from words like roustabout.

Vocabulary Flow serves the next word, and the next — meaning, pronunciation and an example each time. Practice at your level, or learn English in your own language.

Start vocabulary practice

C2 · Advanced serendipity Fortunate discoveries made entirely by accident.

Gen Z slang rizz Charm — the ability to attract a romantic interest.

B2 · Intermediate empathy The capacity to share another person’s feelings.

C1 · Advanced nonchalant Casually calm and relaxed; unconcerned.

Internet slang delulu Delusional — believing something against the odds.

Etymology nostalgia Greek nostos “return home” + algos “pain”.

C2 · Advanced serendipity Fortunate discoveries made entirely by accident.

Gen Z slang rizz Charm — the ability to attract a romantic interest.