coolie

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
coolie
    n 1: (ethnic slur) an offensive name for an unskilled Asian
         laborer [syn: {coolie}, {cooly}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Coolie \Coo"lie\, n.
   Same as {Cooly}.
   [1913 Webster]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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 Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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
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