roughneck (noun)
rough·neck (rŭf′nĕk′)
Meaning:
1. An uncouth person.
2. A rowdy.
3. A member of the crew of an oil rig other than the driller.
4. a rough or violent person; thug
5. (Mining & Quarrying) a worker in an oil-drilling operation.
6. a laborer working on an oil-drilling rig.
Synonyms:
bully, hooligan, rowdy, ruffian, yob, yobbo, yobo, tough,
Usage:
The boys knew it was safer to avoid the alley where the neighborhood's roughnecks frequently gathered, but they chose to use the shortcut anyway.
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