Meaning of roustabout | Babel Free
Equivalents
Examples
“The U. is my own⟳ Alma Mater, and I am proud to be known as an alumni, but there are certain instructors there who seem to think⟳ we ought to turn⟳ the conduct of the nation over to hoboes and roustabouts.”
“Then Sísiphos in torment I beheld / being roustabout to a tremendous boulder.”
“Brooklyn Tony, who had run⟳ away from home to be a circus roustabout, became a poster artist and eventually an Abstract Expressionist.”
“She works in McGregor, North Dakota as a roustabout pusher. That means she and her crew help⟳ fix⟳ and maintain⟳ the drilling sites.”
“See⟳ also quotations under rouseabout.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See also
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