Coolie

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Coolie \Coo"lie\, n.
     Same as {Cooly}.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Cooly \Coo"ly\, Coolie \Coo"lie\, n.; pl. {Coolies}. [Hind.
     k?l[imac] a laborer, porter: cf. Turk. k?l, ky?leh, slave.]
     An East Indian porter or carrier; a laborer transported from
     the East Indies, China, or Japan, for service in some other
     country.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  coolie
       n : an offensive name for an unskilled Asian laborer [syn: {cooly}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  36 Moby Thesaurus words for "coolie":
     Aquarius, Ganymede, Hebe, bearer, bheesty, busboy, caddie,
     cargo handler, carrier, carrier pigeon, carter, common carrier,
     conveyer, cupbearer, drayman, express, expressman, freighter,
     gun bearer, hauler, homing pigeon, letter carrier, litter-bearer,
     porter, redcap, shield-bearer, skycap, stevedore, stretcher-bearer,
     the Water Bearer, transporter, truck driver, trucker, wagoner,
     water boy, water carrier