roughneck
noun
[ ˈrʌfnɛk ]
• a rough and uncouth person.
• "the usual roughnecks and gangsters"
Similar:
ruffian,
thug,
scoundrel,
villain,
rogue,
rascal,
lout,
hooligan,
hoodlum,
vandal,
delinquent,
rowdy,
bully boy,
bully,
brute,
larrikin,
tough,
bruiser,
heavy,
gorilla,
yahoo,
rough,
yob,
yobbo,
bovver boy,
lager lout,
chav,
hoodie,
keelie,
ned,
hood,
goon,
roughie,
hoon,
miscreant,
myrmidon,
• an oil rig worker.
roughneck
verb
• work on an oil rig.
• "he gave up college to roughneck on wells in west Texas"
