roughneck.
A labourer on an oil rig or in the oilpatch, either skilled or semiskilled.
Meaning & usage
A labourer on an oil rig or in the oilpatch, either skilled or semiskilled.
A dirty or low-paid worker, a labourer; an ironworker in an ironworks or a steelworker in a steelworks.
Someone with rough manners; a rowdy or uncouth person.
Where this word comes from
From rough + neck, originally "someone who works a manual labour job".
To work as a laborer on an oil rig.
Where this word comes from
From rough + neck, originally "someone who works a manual labour job".
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.