coolie worker

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• Coolie — For other uses, see Coolie (disambiguation). Coolie labourer c. 1900 in Zhenjiang, China. The bamboo pole he leans upon was used to hoist and carry the bundle at his feet with the pole over his shoulder and the bundle leaning against his back. On …   Wikipedia

• coolie — UK [ˈkuːlɪ] / US [ˈkulɪ] noun [countable] Word forms coolie : singular coolie plural coolies offensive an insulting word used in the past for a worker with no special skills in China, India, and other parts of Asia …   English dictionary

• worker — n 1. doer, performer, practitioner, operator, actor; agent, operative, perpetrator, executor. 2. laborer, workman, workwoman, workingman, workingwoman, working girl, employee; manual laborer, toiler, moiler; artisan, craftsman, smith, wright,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• coolie — noun /ˈkuːli/ a) An unskilled Asian worker, usually of Chinese or Indian descent; a labourer; a porter. Coolies were frequently transported to other countries in the 19th and early 20th centuries as indentured labourers. b) In Trinidad, West… …   Wiktionary

• coolie — coo|lie [ˈku:li] n taboo old fashioned [Date: 1600 1700; : Hindi; Origin: kuli] a very offensive word for an unskilled worker who is paid very low wages, especially in parts of Asia. Do not use this word …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• coolie — coo|lie [ kuli ] noun count OFFENSIVE an insulting word used in the past for a worker with no special skills in China, India, and other parts of Asia …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• coolie — coo·lie || kuːlɪ n. highly derogatory term used for an unskilled Asian worker (also spelled cooly) …   English contemporary dictionary

• coolie — noun (C) old fashioned an unskilled worker who is paid very low wages, especially in parts of Asia …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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• Koolie — Koolie/Coolie A short coat blue merle Koolie Other names Australian Koolie/Coolie German Koolie/Coolie Coulie German Collie Country of origin Australia Traits …   Wikipedia

• Chink — For other uses, see Chink (disambiguation). Chink, chinki, chinky or chinkie is a pejorative term referring mainly to a person of Chinese ethnicity but sometimes generalized to refer to any person of East Asian descent. Contemporary usage of the… …   Wikipedia