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roughneck

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rough·neck  (rfnk)
n.
1. An uncouth person.
2. A rowdy.
3. A member of the crew of an oil rig other than the driller.

roughneck [ˈrʌfˌnɛk]
n Slang
1. a rough or violent person; thug
2. (Mining & Quarrying) a worker in an oil-drilling operation
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.roughneckroughneck - a cruel and brutal fellow            
aggressor, assailant, assaulter, attacker - someone who attacks
bullyboy - a swaggering tough; usually one acting as an agent of a political faction
muscleman, muscle - a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard; "the drug lord had his muscleman to protect him"
skinhead - a young person who belongs to a British or American group that shave their heads and gather at rock concerts or engage in white supremacist demonstrations
plug-ugly, tough guy - someone who bullies weaker people

roughneck
noun (Slang) thug, heavy (slang), tough, rough (informal), rowdy, bully boy, bruiser (informal), ruffian a rangy lantern-jawed roughneck
Translations
roughneck [ˈrʌfnek] N (US) → duro m, matón m
roughneck
n (inf)
(= thug)Schläger m
(= oil rig worker)Ölbohrarbeiter(in) m(f)
roughneck [ˈrʌfˌnɛk] n (Am) (fam) → duro, bestione m
roughneck [ˈrʌfˌnɛk] n (Am) (fam) → duro, bestione m


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