roust·about
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roust|a|bout — «ROWST uh BOWT», noun. U.S. an unskilled laborer, as on wharves, ships, ranches, or in circuses or oil fields: »Roustabouts from the Clyde Beatty circus appeared to offer any manual labor needed (Los Angeles Times). ╂[American English < roust… … Useful english dictionary
roust — [[t]ra͟ʊst[/t]] rousts, rousting, rousted VERB If you roust someone, you disturb, upset, or hit them, or make them move from their place. [AM] [V n] Relax, kid, we re not about to roust you. We just want some information... [V n out] Bruce had… … English dictionary
roustabout — deck hand, wharf worker, 1868, perhaps from ROUST (Cf. roust) + ABOUT (Cf. about). But another theory connects it to British dialect rousing rough, shaggy, a word associated perhaps with rooster … Etymology dictionary
roustabout — /rowst euh bowt /, n. 1. a wharf laborer or deck hand, as on the Mississippi River. 2. an unskilled laborer who lives by odd jobs. 3. a circus laborer who helps in setting up and taking down the tents and in caring for the animals, equipment, and … Universalium
laborer — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. worker, work[ing]man or woman, wage earner. See exertion. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. worker, day laborer, unskilled worker, toiler, blue collar worker, manual laborer; carpenter s helper, bricklayer s… … English dictionary for students
stevedore — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. longshoreman, roust about; lader, stower, docker, navvy, loader, dockman, dockwalloper. See exertion, transportation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. docker, lumper, loader; see laborer , worker . III (Roget… … English dictionary for students
roustabout — /ˈraʊstəbaʊt/ (say rowstuhbowt) noun → rouseabout (def. 1). {roust + about; US English (1860s) a deckhand on a riverboat} …
roustabout — [rous′tə bout΄] n. [ ROUST + ABOUT ] ☆ 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 … English World dictionary
Русский стандарт — Банк «Русский Стандарт» Тип: Закрытое акционерное общество Лицензия: № 2289 от 19 июля 2001 года Участие в ССВ: участник под №14 … Википедия
roast — roast1 [ roust ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to cook meat or vegetables in an oven or over a fire a ) to heat nuts or coffee BEANS until they are dry 2. ) transitive INFORMAL to criticize someone or something very severely roast roast 2… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
