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View usage for: (rʌfnek) Word forms: plural roughnecks1. countable nounA roughneck is a man who operates an oil well. [mainly US, informal] 2. countable nounIf you describe a man as a roughneck, you disapprove of him because you think he is not gentle or polite, and can be violent. [informal, disapproval] More Synonyms of roughneck roughneck in British English (ˈrʌfˌnɛk) noun slang1. a rough or violent person; thug 2. a worker in an oil-drilling operation roughneck in American English (ˈrʌfˌnɛk) US noun1. Informal a rough, crude person, esp. one who is quarrelsome and disorderly; rowdy 2. a worker on an oil drilling rig, esp. a member of the crew which feeds pipe into the well verb intransitive3. to work as a roughneck Derived forms roughnecking (roughˈnecking) noun Examples of 'roughneck' in a sentenceroughneck Definition a violent person (slang) a rangy lantern-jawed roughneck Additional synonymsDefinition a strong tough person, esp. a boxer or a bully The team has some bruisers in its ranks. Synonyms tough, heavy (slang), rough (informal), bully, thug, gorilla (informal), hard man, rowdy, tough guy, hoodlum (informal), bully boy, ruffian, roughneck (slang) Definition a violent person The roughs of the town are out. Synonyms thug, tough, casual, rowdy, hoon (Australian, New Zealand), bully boy, bruiser (informal), ruffian, lager lout, roughneck (slang), ned (Scottish, slang), cougan (Australian, slang), scozza (Australian, slang), bogan (Australian, slang) Definition a person like this The owner kept a baseball bat to deal with rowdies. Synonyms hooligan, tough, rough (informal), casual, ned (Scottish, slang), brawler, yahoo, lout, troublemaker, tearaway (British), ruffian, lager lout, boot boy, yob or yobbo (British, slang), cougan (Australian, slang), scozza (Australian, slang), bogan (Australian, slang) - rough something out
- roughhouse
- roughly
- roughneck
- round
- round about
- round on someone
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