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roughneck

(rʌfnek)

Word forms: plural roughnecks

1. countable noun

A roughneck is a man who operates an oil well.

[mainly US, informal]

2. countable noun

If 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]

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roughneck in British English

(ˈrʌfˌnɛk)

noun slang

a rough or violent person; thug

a worker in an oil-drilling operation

roughneck in American English

(ˈrʌfˌnɛk)

noun

1. Informal

a rough, crude person, esp. one who is quarrelsome and disorderly; rowdy

a worker on an oil drilling rig, esp. a member of the crew which feeds pipe into the well

verb intransitive

to work as a roughneck

Derived forms

roughnecking (roughˈnecking)

noun

roughneck in the Oil and Gas Industry

(rʌfnɛk)

Word forms: (regular plural) roughnecks

noun

(Extractive engineering: Field development, Operations)

A roughneck is a member of the drilling crew.

The drilling crew is composed of a tool pusher, a driller, a derrickhand, and severalroughnecks.

Roughnecks are members of the drilling crew who work on the derrick floor and up in the derrickracking pipe.

A roughneck is a member of the drilling crew.

Examples of 'roughneck' in a sentence
roughneck

Spent some time being a roughneck in the fields up around Buffalo.

(noun) in the sense of thug

Definition

a violent person

(slang)

a rangy lantern-jawed roughneck

Synonyms

thug

the cowardly thugs who mug old people

heavy (slang)

tough

Three burly toughs elbowed their way to the front.

rough (informal)

The roughs of the town are out.

rowdy

The owner kept a baseball bat to deal with rowdies.

bully boy

bruiser (informal)

The team has some bruisers in its ranks.

ruffian

gangs of ruffians who lurk about

Additional synonyms

in the sense of bruiser

Definition

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)

in the sense of rough

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)

in the sense of rowdy

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)

Nearby words of
roughneck

rough something out
roughhouse
roughly
roughneck
round
round about
round on someone

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单词	roughneck
释义	Trends of roughneck View usage for: roughneck (rʌfnek) Word forms: plural roughnecks 1. countable noun A roughneck is a man who operates an oil well. [mainly US, informal] 2. countable noun If 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 slang 1. a rough or violent person; thug 2. a worker in an oil-drilling operation roughneck in American English (ˈrʌfˌnɛk) US noun 1. 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 intransitive 3. to work as a roughneck Derived forms roughnecking (roughˈnecking) noun roughneck in the Oil and Gas Industry (rʌfnɛk) Word forms: (regular plural) roughnecks noun (Extractive engineering: Field development, Operations) A roughneck is a member of the drilling crew. The drilling crew is composed of a tool pusher, a driller, a derrickhand, and severalroughnecks. Roughnecks are members of the drilling crew who work on the derrick floor and up in the derrickracking pipe. A roughneck is a member of the drilling crew. Examples of 'roughneck' in a sentence roughneck Spent some time being a roughneck in the fields up around Buffalo. various (noun) in the sense of thug Definition a violent person (slang) a rangy lantern-jawed roughneck Synonyms thug the cowardly thugs who mug old people heavy (slang) tough Three burly toughs elbowed their way to the front. rough (informal) The roughs of the town are out. rowdy The owner kept a baseball bat to deal with rowdies. bully boy bruiser (informal) The team has some bruisers in its ranks. ruffian gangs of ruffians who lurk about Additional synonyms in the sense of bruiser Definition 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) in the sense of rough 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) in the sense of rowdy 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) Nearby words of roughneck rough something out roughhouse roughly roughneck round round about round on someone Synonyms of 'roughneck' roughneck Explore 'roughneck' in the dictionary Seetearaway
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