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  1. roustabout. noun. roust· about ˈrau̇-stə-ˌbau̇t. Synonyms of roustabout. 1. a. : deckhand. b. : longshoreman. 2. : an unskilled or semiskilled laborer especially in an oil field or refinery. 3. : a circus worker who erects and dismantles tents, cares for the grounds, and handles animals and equipment. 4.

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    Roustabout ( Australia / New Zealand English: rouseabout) is an occupational term. Traditionally, it referred to a worker with broad-based, non-specific skills. In particular, it was used to describe show or circus workers who handled materials for construction on fairgrounds.

  3. noun [ C ] US us / ˈraʊst.ə.baʊt / uk / ˈraʊst.ə.baʊt / Add to word list. a person whose job involves heavy unskilled work. See also. rouseabout Australian English. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Types of employment. administrative assistant. administratively. at the coalface idiom. job-sharing. jobbing. joblessness. jobseeker.

  4. Roustabout is a 1964 American musical feature film starring Elvis Presley as a singer who takes a job working with a struggling carnival. The film was produced by Hal Wallis and directed by John Rich from a screenplay by Anthony Lawrence and Allan Weiss.

  5. Roustabout definition: a wharf laborer or deck hand, as on the Mississippi River.. See examples of ROUSTABOUT used in a sentence.

  6. Roustabout: Directed by John Rich. With Elvis Presley, Barbara Stanwyck, Joan Freeman, Leif Erickson. After a singer loses his job at a coffee shop, he finds employment at a struggling carnival, but his attempted romance with a teenager leads to friction with her father.

  7. Meaning of roustabout in English. roustabout. noun [ C ] US uk / ˈraʊst.ə.baʊt / us / ˈraʊst.ə.baʊt / Add to word list. a person whose job involves heavy unskilled work. See also. rouseabout Australian English. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Types of employment. administrative assistant. administratively. at the coalface idiom.

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