Thesaurus: roustabout

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1. n. A laborer, especially a deck hand, on a river steamboat, who moves the cargo, loads and unloads wood, and the like; in an opprobrious sense, a shiftless vagrant who lives by chance jobs.
2. n. a member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor
3. A laborer, especially a deck hand, on a river steamboat, who moves the cargo, loads and unloads wood, and the like; in an opprobrious sense, a shiftless vagrant who lives by chance jobs. [Western U.S.]
4. A laborer, especially a deck hand, on a river steamboat, whomoves the cargo, loads and unloads wood, and the like; in anopprobrious sense, a shiftless vagrant who lives by chance jobs.[Western U.S.]
5. n:100 n a member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor