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ROUSTABOUT

Dictionary entry overview: What does roustabout mean?

• ROUSTABOUT (noun)
The noun ROUSTABOUT has 1 sense:

1. a member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor

Familiarity information: ROUSTABOUT used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ROUSTABOUT (noun)

Sense 1

roustabout ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

A member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

deckhand; roustabout

Hypernyms ("roustabout" is a kind of...):

gob; Jack; Jack-tar; mariner; old salt; sea dog; seafarer; seaman; tar (a man who serves as a sailor)

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