coolie (redirected from coolies)

coo·lie also coo·ly  (kl)

n. pl. coo·lies Offensive

An unskilled Asian laborer.

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[Hindi qul, laborer, perhaps ultimately from Kul, a tribe in Gujarat.]

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coolie, cooly [ˈkuːlɪ]

n pl -ies

1. (Social Science / Peoples) (Historical Terms) a cheaply hired unskilled Oriental labourer

2. (Social Science / Peoples) (Historical Terms) Derogatory an Indian living in South Africa

[from Hindi kulī, probably of Dravidian origin; related to Tamil kūli hire, hireling]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

coolie - (ethnic slur) an offensive name for an unskilled Asian laborer cooly derogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something ethnic slur - a slur on someone's race or language Asian, Asiatic - a native or inhabitant of Asia

Translations

coolie [ˈkuːlɪ] N → cooli m, culi m

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coolie [ˈkuːli] n → coolie m

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coolie

n (pej) → Kuli m

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coolie

n coolie [ˈkuːli]

an Indian or Chinese labourer. koelie, ongeskoolde werker عامِل هِنْدي أو صيني кули kuli kuli der Kuli trabajador kuli عمله kuli coolie (travailleur asiatique) פּוֹעֵל פָּשוּט कुली nosač kuli kuli indverskur eða kínverskur verkamaður coolie, (operaio, specialmente in India e in Cina) クーリー (인도, 중국의) 하층 노동자 kulis kūlijs buruh kasar koelie kulis operário кули kuli kuli kuli กรรมกร Hintli ya da Çinli işçi 印度或中國苦力 кулі مزدور، قلى cu li 苦力, 小工(尤指印度、中国等的)当地非熟练工人