roustabout
/ˈraʊstəˌbaʊt/noun
1- an unskilled or casual labourer非熟练工, 临时工。
1.1
- a labourer on an oil rig石油钻塔工人。
1.2
- N. Amer. a dock labourer or deckhand〈北美〉码头工人; 舱面水手。
1.3
- N. Amer. a circus labourer〈北美〉马戏团场地工。
1.4
- Austral. variant spelling of ROUSEABOUT.〈澳〉同ROUSEABOUT.
词源
mid 19th cent.: from the verb ROUST.