coolie

(ko̵̅o̅)

noun

  1. an unskilled native laborer, esp. formerly, in India, China, etc.
  2. a person doing heavy labor for little pay

Origin: Hindi qulī, hired servant, prob. < kolī, name of a tribe or caste of Gujarat

See coolie in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also coo·ly

noun pl. coo·lies
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An unskilled Asian laborer.

Origin:

Origin: Hindi qulī, laborer

Origin: , perhaps ultimately from Kulī, a tribe in Gujarat

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