Coolie
Coolie noun - (ethnic slur) an offensive name for an unskilled Asian laborer.
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Laborer
Laborer noun - A person who does very hard or dull work.
Usage example: having no real skills, the men could only find work as laborers unloading cargo ships
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Laborer and Coolie. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/coolie/laborer
Coolie & Laborer. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/coolie/laborer>.
Laborer or Coolie. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/coolie/laborer.
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