Definition of roughnecks Roughnecks

/ɹʌˈfnɛˌks/ - [rufneks] -

We found 3 definitions of roughnecks from 2 different sources.

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What does roughnecks mean?

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  • roughnecks (Noun)
    Plural of roughneck.

Part of speech

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  • roughnecks, verb, present, 3rd person singular of roughneck (infinitive).
  • roughnecks, noun, plural of roughneck.

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

roughneck - a cruel and brutal fellow
  bully, tough, hooligan, ruffian, rowdy, yob, yobo, yobbo
  assailant, assaulter, attacker, aggressor someone who attacks
  bullyboy a swaggering tough; usually one acting as an agent of a political faction
  muscleman, muscle a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard; "the drug lord had his muscleman to protect him"
  skinhead a young person who belongs to a British or American group that shave their heads and gather at rock concerts or engage in white supremacist demonstrations
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  • roughneck (Noun)
    Any labourer on an oil rig .
  • roughneck (Noun)
    A rowdy or uncouth person.
  • roughneck (Verb)
    To work as a laborer on an oil rig .

Part of speech

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  • roughneck, verb, present, 1st person singular of roughneck (infinitive).
  • roughneck, verb (infinitive).
  • roughneck, noun, singular of roughnecks.

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