Difference between Roustabout and Deckhand

What is the difference between Roustabout and Deckhand?

Roustabout as a noun is an unskilled laborer, especially at an oilfield, at a circus or on a ship while Deckhand as a noun is a member of the crew of a merchant ship who performs manual labour.

Roustabout

Part of speech: noun

Definition: an unskilled laborer, especially at an oilfield, at a circus or on a ship

Deckhand

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A member of the crew of a merchant ship who performs manual labour.

We hope you now know whether to use Roustabout or Deckhand in your sentence.

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