How to pronounce roustabout
American English pronunciation
ROWST-uh-bowt
- IPA
- /ˈɹaʊstəˌbaʊt/
- Syllables
- ROWST · uh · bowt (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What roustabout means
A worker who does heavy jobs on an oil rig or at a circus
In a sentence: The circus roustabouts hauled the heavy poles to raise the big tent.
Where it comes from: It comes from roust, an old word meaning to stir up or chase out, and about.
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