roughneck
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rough·neck
(rŭf′nĕk′)n.
1. An uncouth person.
2. A rowdy.
3. A member of the crew of an oil rig other than the driller.
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roughneck
(ˈrʌfˌnɛk)n
1. a rough or violent person; thug
2. (Mining & Quarrying) a worker in an oil-drilling operation
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rough•neck
(ˈrʌfˌnɛk)n.
1. a rough, coarse person; tough.
2. a laborer working on an oil-drilling rig.
v.i. 3. to work as a roughneck.
[1830–40]
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roughneck
noun (Slang) thug, heavy (slang), tough, rough (informal), rowdy, bully boy, bruiser (informal), ruffian a rangy lantern-jawed roughneck
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roughneck
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roughneck
n (inf)
(= thug) → Schläger m
(= oil rig worker) → Ölbohrarbeiter(in) m(f)
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