COOLIE Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word coolie. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for COOLIE
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dockworker | nounn | |||||||
noun • a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port | ||||||||
drudge | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • one who works hard at boring tasks • a laborer who is obliged to do menial work verb • work hard | ||||||||
hodman | nounn | |||||||
noun • a laborer who carries supplies to masons or bricklayers | ||||||||
laborer | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor | ||||||||
longshoreman | nounn | |||||||
noun • a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port | ||||||||
peon | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a laborer who is obliged to do menial work | ||||||||
porter | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a person employed to carry luggage and supplies • United States writer of novels and short stories (1890-1980) • someone who guards an entrance • United States composer and lyricist of musical comedies (1891-1946) • a railroad employee who assists passengers (especially on sleeping cars) • United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910) • a very dark sweet ale brewed from roasted unmalted barley verb • carry luggage or supplies | ||||||||
stevedore | nounn | |||||||
noun • a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port | ||||||||
worker | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who works at a specific occupation • a member of the working class (not necessarily employed) • sterile member of a colony of social insects that forages for food and cares for the larvae • a person who acts and gets things done | ||||||||
day laborer | nounn | |||||||
noun • a laborer who works by the day; for daily wages | ||||||||
cooly | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
noun • (ethnic slur) an offensive name for an unskilled Asian laborer |