Roughneck Definition

rŭfnĕk
roughnecks
noun
roughnecks
A rough, crude person, esp. one who is quarrelsome and disorderly; rowdy.
Webster's New World
A rowdy.
American Heritage
A worker on an oil drilling rig, esp. a member of the crew which feeds pipe into the well.
Webster's New World
verb
To work as a roughneck.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Roughneck

Noun

Singular:
roughneck
Plural:
roughnecks

Origin of Roughneck

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