• A person who preforms [manual labor] in the oilfields, typically in a drilling capacity. Can be onshore or [offshore]. Personnel who work in the oilfields but are not involved with drilling are not true roughnecks. Roughnecks are know for their perverted sense of humor, frequent cussing, high pay, and as being some of the hardest working folks youll ever know. Roughnecks can be [oilfield-trash] but not all of them are.


    Roughneck meaning & definition 1 of Roughneck.


  • A rough and uncouth person.

    Roughneck meaning & definition 2 of Roughneck.


  • Noun

    Most commonly known as a member of [the crew] of an [oil rig] other than the [driller]. It can also mean cruel and brutal person.

    Roughneck meaning & definition 3 of Roughneck.


  • a [hoodlum], a [streetwise] [toughguy], typically from a heavily industrialized area. Roughnecks usually have a chip on their shoulder the size of Arkansas.

    Roughneck meaning & definition 4 of Roughneck.


  • n. a construction worker, [driller], [miner], or [roofer], from working outside in the sun, and because they often fit the definition given above.

    Roughneck meaning & definition 5 of Roughneck.


  • a worker on an oil rig (= a large piece of equipment for getting oil from underground)

    Roughneck meaning & definition 6 of Roughneck.

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