roustabout

Example Sentences

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“From the roustabout, to the company man, to the engineer on these jobs, everybody puts their lives in danger,” he said.

From Seattle Times

Thousands of oil workers known as roustabouts covered the hills and plains with oil rigs to extract the riches, turning this desert outpost into a boomtown.

From Los Angeles Times

Still, travelers keep coming — motorcyclists, desert roustabouts, lost families.

From Los Angeles Times

While some roustabouts set up for a weekend circus show, Ms. Mae led Ms. Ejogo out to the floor, lit by rickety chandeliers and carpeted in purple and blue athletic mats.

From New York Times

Gorshum Inniss, a 25-year-old roustabout with an easy smile and flashing dark eyes, is working on a crane crew lifting casing pipe for new wells, doubling what he earned working on a tugboat.

From New York Times