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Meaning of "roughneck" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ROUGHNECK

roughneck  [ˈrʌfˌnɛk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ROUGHNECK

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Roughneck is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ROUGHNECK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Roughneck

Roughneck is a slang term for a person whose occupation is hard-manual labor working on oil rigs. 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. Originally the term was used in the traveling carnivals of 19th century America, almost interchangeably with roustabout. By the 1930s the terms had transferred to the oil drilling industry. In the United Kingdom's oil industry starting in the 1970s, roughneck specifically meant those who worked on the drill floor of a drilling rig handling specialised drilling equipment for drilling and pressure controls. In practice, these workers ranged from unskilled to highly skilled, depending subjectively on the individual worker's aptitude and experience. By contrast, a roustabout would perform general labor, such as loading and unloading cargo from crane baskets and assisting welders, mechanics, electricians and other skilled workers. The word roughneck was in use in the U.S. oil drilling industry even earlier and had a similar meaning.

Definition of roughneck in the English dictionary

The definition of roughneck in the dictionary is a rough or violent person; thug. Other definition of roughneck is a worker in an oil-drilling operation.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ROUGHNECK


bottleneck
ˈbɒtəlˌnɛk
breakneck
ˈbreɪkˌnɛk
crew-neck
ˈkruːˌnɛk
crookneck
ˈkrʊkˌnɛk
gooseneck
ˈɡuːsˌnɛk
leatherneck
ˈlɛðəˌnɛk
littleneck
ˈlɪtəlˌnɛk
longneck
ˈlɒŋˌnɛk
polo-neck
ˈpəʊləʊˌnɛk
redneck
ˈrɛdˌnɛk
ringneck
ˈrɪŋˌnɛk
rollneck
ˈrəʊlˌnɛk
rubberneck
ˈrʌbəˌnɛk
turtleneck
ˈtɜːtəlˌnɛk
V-neck
ˈviːˌnɛk
wryneck
ˈraɪˌnɛk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ROUGHNECK

rough-hewn
rough-legged buzzard
rough-spoken
roughage
roughback
roughcast
roughcaster
roughen
roughened
rougher
roughhouse
roughhousing
roughie
roughies
roughish
roughleg
roughly
roughness
roughrider
roughshod

WORDS THAT END LIKE ROUGHNECK

boat neck
brass neck
break one´s neck
breathe down someone´s neck
bull neck
bullneck
by the neck
crew neck
dorneck
fiddleneck
get it in the neck
halterneck
neck and neck
pain in the neck
polo neck
scoop neck
sneck
swan neck
text neck
V neck

Synonyms and antonyms of roughneck in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ROUGHNECK»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «roughneck» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of roughneck
bruiser · heavy · rough · rowdy · ruffian · thug · tough

Translation of «roughneck» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ROUGHNECK

Find out the translation of roughneck to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of roughneck from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «roughneck» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

钻工
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

roughneck
570 millions of speakers

English

roughneck
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बदमाश
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جلف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

грубиян
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

jagunço
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

roughneck
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

voyou
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kasar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Grobian
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

暴れ者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

안하무인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Roughneck
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

roughneck
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

roughneck
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खडबडीत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

külhanbeyi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

teppista
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

roughneck
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

грубіян
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

petrolist
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αληταράς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

roughneck
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

råskinn
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

oljearbeider
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of roughneck

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ROUGHNECK»

The term «roughneck» is regularly used and occupies the 73.812 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ROUGHNECK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about roughneck

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QUOTES WITH «ROUGHNECK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word roughneck.
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Robert Taft
It defies all common sense to send that roughneck ward politician back to the White House.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROUGHNECK»

Discover the use of roughneck in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to roughneck and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Roughneck
By the time Jim Thompson was sixteen years old, he had been a newspaper boy, a burlesque show hawker, a plumber's helper, a comedian in two-reel pictures, a night bellboy in a luxury hotel and over a dozen other occupations.
Jim Thompson, 2014
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Roughneck Nine-One: The Extraordinary Story of a Special ...
This is the never-before-told, unsanitized, unedited story of the fight for the crossroads at Debecka, Iraq, and a unique inside look at a Special Forces A-Team as it recruits and organizes, trains for combat, and eventually fights a battle ...
Frank Antenori, Hans Halberstadt, 2007
3
A Personal Stand: Observations and Opinions from a ...
Brash, ballsy, persuasive, and controversial, A Personal Stand isn’t just the story of Trace Adkins’s life; it’s the story of what life can teach all of us. From the Hardcover edition.
Trace Adkins, 2007
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Visiting Tom: A Man, a Highway, and the Road to Roughneck Grace
And yet Visiting Tom is dominated by the elderly man's equanimity and ultimately—when he and Perry converse over the kitchen table as husbands and as the fathers of daughters—unvarnished tenderness.
Michael Perry, 2012
5
Roughneck Cowboy
When his mom passed, roughneck Travis Cartwright thought he'd lost the only family he and his daughter Charlie had.
Marin Thomas, 2011
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Oil & Gas Handbook: A Roughneck's Guide to the Universe
This book offers you a brief, but very involved look into the operations in the drilling of an Oil & Gas well.
Will Pettijohn P.E.C., Will Pettijohn, P.e.c., 2012
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Roughneck
The secret she kept… THE SON HE NEVER KNEW Calla was first and foremost a mother.
Alexandra Sellers, 2011
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Oil Rig Roughneck
Describes the work that oil rig roughnecks do, and discusses the structure of the oil industry, life on a rig, offshore drilling, and Middle Eastern oil.
Geoffrey M. Horn, 2008
9
Roughneck Cowboy (Mills & Boon American Romance) (American ...
When his mom passed, roughneck Travis Cartwright thought he'd lost the only family he and his daughter Charlie had.
Marin Thomas, 2011
10
Panama Roughneck Ballads
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Hall John, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ROUGHNECK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term roughneck is used in the context of the following news items.
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Roughneck Stampede coming to Burford
Registration for the Roughneck Stampede Mud Run costs $69. The race will also feature an "elite heat," with elite registration costing $110. All participants must ... «www.brantnews.com, Jul 15»
2
Cult heroes: Lou Christie has been a trucker, a roughneck, a carnie …
Cult heroes: Lou Christie has been a trucker, a roughneck, a carnie – and a maker of sublime pop. His musical career has spanned everything from girl group ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
Roughnecks season ends with loss to Rush
Roughneck forward Curtis Dickson attempts to block Edmonton Rush forward Mark Matthews from scoring on an empty net at the Scotiabank Saddledome in ... «Calgary Herald, May 15»
4
Tulsa Roughnecks Legend Alan Woodward Dies
He made 47 appearances for the Tulsa Roughnecks from 1978 to 1981. He told us in 2013 he had no desire to visit his home town again, but he changed his ... «News On 6, May 15»
5
Edmonton Rush beat Calgary Roughnecks in Game 1 of NLL West …
Trying to draw first blood in their best-of-almost-three West Division final series, the Calgary Roughnecks and Edmonton Rush went toe-to-toe, back-and-forth, ... «Calgary Sun, May 15»
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This year's Edmonton Rush, Calgary Roughneck NLL playoff Battle …
er Calgary Roughnecks coach Curt Malawsky screams out instructions in the dying minutes of the Roughnecks game against the Washington Stealth in NLL ... «Edmonton Sun, May 15»
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NLL Notebook: Evans Not the Only MVP-Worth Roughneck
NLL Notebook: Evans Not the Only MVP-Worth Roughneck. by Neil Stevens | LaxMagazine.com. Shawn Evans has amassed a record 117 points and counting, ... «Lacrosse Magazine, Apr 15»
8
Gay-straight alliances now mandatory in Alberta: 'We're no longer …
... propelled Alberta forward as a leader among provinces. “We're no longer that redneck, roughneck province,” he said. “Today we took a stand for human rights. «National Post, Mar 15»
9
As pink slips mount, roughnecks cry foul
A roughneck from Abilene claims in a federal lawsuit that Patterson-UTI in Midland laid off him and 200 other rig hands earlier this month without the 60 days ... «Odessa American, Feb 15»
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Drop in oil prices leaves roughnecks at loose ends
Abel Niño checks his phone for messages as he waits to hear back about a job while watching his son, Santiago, and daughter, Marisol. Since losing his job ... «Dallas Morning News, Feb 15»

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