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workhorse

 Play work·horse
  1. a horse used for working, as for pulling a plow
  2. a steady, responsible worker who assumes a heavy workload
  3. a machine, vehicle, etc. that proves to be durable and dependable

workhorse

noun

  1. Something, such as a machine, that performs dependably under heavy or prolonged use: “the 50-year-old DC-3 … one of aviation's most effective workhorses” ( Christian Science Monitor )
  2. A horse that is used for labor rather than for racing or riding.
  3. Informal A person who works tirelessly, especially at difficult or time-consuming tasks.

workhorse

Noun

(plural workhorses)

  1. A horse used primarily for manual labor; a draft horse
  2. (by extension) Anyone or anything that does a lot of work; something or someone who works consistently or regularly.
    Those old machines are not very glamorous, but even 20 years after their introduction, they are still the workhorses of the industry.
Origin

work +"Ž horse


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Words near workhorse in the dictionary


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  • drudge
  • fag
  • grub
  • plodder

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