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Explore Roughneck through 5 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like bully or assailant. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Roughneck | Roughnecks

Roughneck meaning

  1. A labourer on an oil rig or in the oilpatch, either skilled or semiskilled.
  2. A dirty or low-paid worker, a labourer; an ironworker in an ironworks or a steelworker in a steelworks.
  3. Someone with rough manners; a rowdy or uncouth person.

Synonyms of Roughneck

bully assailant aggressor attacker yobbo yobo yob rowdy ruffian hooligan tough assaulter

Related words

Other words often associated with Roughneck or its synonyms:

wrongdoer offender initiator groovy smashing bad toughened cracking peachy tender browbeat neat

Using Roughneck

  • The main meaning on this page is: 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.
  • Useful related words include: bully, assailant, aggressor, attacker.
  • In the example corpus, roughneck often appears in combinations such as: carlson roughneck, roughneck pg.

Context around Roughneck

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 30.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 0 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

carlson 3× two 1×

Often after:

kids 1× bounces 1× 200 1×

Sentence patterns with Roughneck

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

batch of roughneck bounces 1× carlson roughneck 200 debs 1× carlson roughneck pg 159 1× carlson roughneck pg 183 1× hewitt two roughneck kids wallace 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

carlson roughneck pg 2× carlson roughneck 200 1× if name on 1× that led to 1×

Common sentence endings:

by the iww 1× haywood s seat 1× minutes take off 1× of roughneck bounces 1× other to haywood 1×

Words around Roughneck

Just before it in the word index:

roughly 4.201 roughley 10 roughing 78 roughies 2 roughhousing 5 roughest 14

Just after it in the word index:

roughnecks 21 roughness 53 roughrider 8 roughriders 100 roughs 5 roughshod 35

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Roughneck

  • In this selection, "roughneck" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 30.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, carlson, two, kids, bounces and 200 stand out and add context to how "roughneck" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include batch of roughneck bounces and carlson roughneck 200 debs. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "roughneck" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with roughneck

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Carlson, Roughneck, 200 Debs was probably the only person who could have saved Haywood's seat. (16 words)

If “Name on It” serves as a preview for his Ten65 performance, J. Simon should hit the crowd with Mobile-centric batch of roughneck bounces. (25 words)

Carlson, Roughneck, pg. 183. Haywood was purged from the National Executive Committee by passage of an amendment that focused on the direct action and sabotage tactics advocated by the IWW. (30 words)

Longer example sentences

Carlson, Roughneck, pg. 159. The Cooper Union speech was the beginning of a split between Bill Haywood and the Socialist Party, leading to the split between the factions of the IWW, one faction loyal to the Socialist Party, and the other to Haywood. (43 words)

That led to employment by the most serious of news organizations, CBS, which did not cotton to his scrappy style until he bonded with producer Don Hewitt (“two roughneck kids,” Wallace says) and helped “60 Minutes” take off. (38 words)

Carlson, Roughneck, pg. 183. Haywood was purged from the National Executive Committee by passage of an amendment that focused on the direct action and sabotage tactics advocated by the IWW. (30 words)

Example sentences (5)

That led to employment by the most serious of news organizations, CBS, which did not cotton to his scrappy style until he bonded with producer Don Hewitt (“two roughneck kids,” Wallace says) and helped “60 Minutes” take off.

If “Name on It” serves as a preview for his Ten65 performance, J. Simon should hit the crowd with Mobile-centric batch of roughneck bounces.

Carlson, Roughneck, 200 Debs was probably the only person who could have saved Haywood's seat.

Carlson, Roughneck, pg. 159. The Cooper Union speech was the beginning of a split between Bill Haywood and the Socialist Party, leading to the split between the factions of the IWW, one faction loyal to the Socialist Party, and the other to Haywood.

Carlson, Roughneck, pg. 183. Haywood was purged from the National Executive Committee by passage of an amendment that focused on the direct action and sabotage tactics advocated by the IWW.

Common combinations with roughneck

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "roughneck" in a sentence?
An example: "That led to employment by the most serious of news organizations, CBS, which did not cotton to his scrappy style until he bonded with producer Don Hewitt (“two roughneck kids,” Wallace says) and helped “60 Minutes” take off." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "roughneck" from authentic English texts.
What does "roughneck" mean?
Roughneck means: A labourer on an oil rig or in the oilpatch, either skilled or semiskilled.
What are synonyms of "roughneck"?
Common synonyms of "roughneck" include: bully, assailant, aggressor, attacker, yobbo, yobo, yob, rowdy. Plus 4 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "roughneck" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "roughneck", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.