ROUSTABOUT

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Before settling into his career as a teacher, Jack spent a few years as a roustabout, traveling from town to town and picking up whatever work he could find.

(noun) An unskilled laborer who did odd jobs, particularly on oil rigs or in circuses. In modern usage, it can describe someone who works at various unskilled jobs or a person who is rough and rowdy.

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