rouster

[ rou-ster ]

noun

1. roustabout ( def 1 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of rouster¹

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; roust + -er ¹

Example Sentences

"I don't know who he is," said Sherrice Rouster, a 38-year-old self-employed childcare worker and tax preparer.

From Los Angeles Times

"It's not really affordable," said Rouster, a Meadows resident, as a pair of toddlers waddled around her tiny living room.

From Los Angeles Times

Rake open the fire an’ build you a rouster, an’ make yourselves to home.

From Project Gutenberg

George Robinson, Negro, drawled that if a man were sick he would have to hide from the sleeping shack "rouster" to avoid being forced back into the tunnel.

From Time Magazine Archive

“I clomb the log, for it war a regular rouster, bigger than that ’n we had so much useless trouble with, and then I scrammelled along the top o’ it in the direction of the brush.

From Project Gutenberg