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Definition of roughneck noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

roughneck

noun

/ˈrʌfnek/

/ˈrʌfnek/

(informal)

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(especially North American English) a man who is noisy, rude and aggressive

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a man who works on an oil rig

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