roughneck
/ˈrʌfˌnɛk/
noun
- A worker on an oil rig, especially one who does physical labor.
- The roughneck worked long shifts on the offshore platform.
- Many roughnecks start their careers with little experience.
- He became a roughneck after finishing high school.
- A tough, rough, or aggressive person.
- The bar was full of roughnecks looking for a fight.
- A group of roughnecks loitered outside the store.
- Don't act like a roughneck; try to be polite.