Definisjon av roughneck

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Noun

roughneck - a cruel and brutal fellow
bully, tough, hooligan, ruffian, rowdy, yob, yobo, yobbo
assailant, assaulter, attacker, aggressor 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
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Substantiv

roughneck - Any labourer on an oil rig.
roughneck - A rowdy or uncouth person.

Verb

roughneck - To work as a laborer on an oil rig.

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  • Roughneck (or ruffneck) is a slang term for an unskilled or slightly-skilled labourer. The term applies across a number of industries, but is most commonly associated with oil rigs. The ideal of the hard-working, tough roughneck has been adopted by several sports teams who use the phrase as part of their name or logo.

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