How to Pronounce "roughneck"
word
ˈɹəfˌnɛk
RUHF-nek
ɹˈʌfnɛk
RUHF-nek
Definition
A roughneck is a person who works on an oil rig, or informally, someone who is tough and behaves in a rough, sometimes aggressive way.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɹəfˌnɛk
British English
ɹˈʌfnɛk
Simplified Pronunciation
US
RUHF-nek
UK
RUHF-nek
Listen in Context
My uncle works as a roughneck on an oil rig.
It takes a lot of strength to be a roughneck.
The movie was about a team of roughnecks.
He always acted like a roughneck, starting fights and causing trouble.