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Definition of Rousters

1. rouster [n] - See also: rouster

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Rousters

rouses rousing rousingly Rousseau Rousseauan rousseaus roussette Roussy-Levy disease Roussy-Levy syndrome roust

roustabout roustabout roustabouts rousted rouster rousters (current term) rousting rousts Rous sarcoma Rous sarcoma virus

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Literary usage of Rousters

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1. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1915)
"When an operator has several leases in a district a "farm boss" is employed, who keeps a crew of two to four "rousters" steadily employed in looking after ..."

2. Transactions by American Institute of Mining Engineers, Metallurgical Society of AIME, Society of Mining Engineers of AIME. (1915)
"When an operator has several leases in a district a "farm boss" is employed, who keeps a crew of two to four "rousters" steadily employed in looking after ..."

3. Old Times on the Upper Mississippi: The Recollections of a Steamboat Pilot by George Byron Merrick (1909)
"If it had been less fiery the rousters would have thought they were being cheated. While on this trip, I never saw an officer of the boat take a drink at ..."

4. Children of the Slaves by Stephen Graham (1920)
"Looking at the " rousters " you can easily understand that dancing of a certain kind is innate with the Negro and springs from him. ..."

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