The U. is my own Alma Mater, and I am proud to be known as an alumni, but there are certain instructors there who seem to think we ought to turn the conduct of the nation over to hoboes and roustabouts.
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Roustabout
Synonyms for "roustabout" (85 found)
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Noun(1 words)
crew member
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Noun(4 words)
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6 entriescircus roustaboutoilfield roustaboutrig roustaboutroadshow roustaboutship roustabouttheatre roustabout
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6 entriescircus roustaboutdeck roustaboutoil rig roustaboutoilfield roustaboutroustabout crewtheatre roustabout
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Then Sísiphos in torment I beheld / being roustabout to a tremendous boulder.
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Brooklyn Tony, who had run away from home to be a circus roustabout, became a poster artist and eventually an Abstract Expressionist.
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She works in McGregor, North Dakota as a roustabout pusher. That means she and her crew help fix and maintain the drilling sites.
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