[roust-uh-bout] 
| 1. | a wharf laborer or deck hand, as on the Mississippi River. |
| 2. | an unskilled laborer who lives by odd jobs. |
| 3. | a circus laborer who helps in setting up and taking down the tents and in caring for the animals, equipment, and grounds. |
| 4. | any unskilled laborer working in an oil field. Compare roughneck (def. 2). |
| roust·a·bout (rous'tə-bout') n.
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