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How to pronounce “roughneck”
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Pronunciation guide for roughneck
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of roughneck with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 2 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- The Best of Enemies
a powerhouse, Roughneck Annie.
- Definition summary
- (colloquial, chiefly US) A labourer on an oil rig or in the oilpatch, either skilled or semiskilled. [from 20th c.]
Example 1 of 2
How to pronounce roughneck
The Best of Enemies
a powerhouse, Roughneck Annie.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “roughneck”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (colloquial, chiefly US) A labourer on an oil rig or in the oilpatch, either skilled or semiskilled. [from 20th c.]
- (colloquial, chiefly US, dated) A dirty or low-paid worker, a labourer; an ironworker in an ironworks or a steelworker in a steelworks. [from 20th c.]
- (colloquial, chiefly US) Someone with rough manners; a rowdy or uncouth person. [from 19th c.]
- [Verb]
- To work as a laborer on an oil rig.
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