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roustabout definition

roust·about (ro̵us′tə bo̵ut′)

noun

  1. ☆ a deckhand or waterfront laborer
  2. ☆ a laborer in a circus who helps set up the tents, etc.
  3. ☆ an unskilled or transient laborer, as on a ranch or in an oil field

Etymology: roust + about

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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