coolie in English dictionary

  • coolie

    Meanings and definitions of "coolie"

    • (ethnic slur, pejorative, slang) An unskilled Asian worker, usually of Chinese or Indian descent; a labourer; a porter. Coolies were frequently transported to other countries in the 19th and early 20th centuries as indentured labourers.
    • (ethnic slur, pejorative, slang) In Trinidad, West Indies, Guyana, and parts of Africa slang for a person of Indian descent. Nowadays often considered derogatory.
    • noun
      (offensive, slang)
      An unskilled Asian worker, usually of Chinese or Indian descent; a labourer; a porter. Coolies were frequently transported to other countries in the 19th and early 20th centuries as indentured labourers.
    • noun
      (offensive, slang, Trinidad, West Indies, Guyana and parts of Africa)
      A person of Indian descent.
    • unskilled Asian worker
    • laborer (labourer)
    • noun
      (ethnic slur) an offensive name for an unskilled Asian laborer

    Synonyms of "coolie" in English dictionary

    cooly, Asian, Asiatic are the top synonyms of "coolie" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of coolie

    • coolie ( plural  coolies)
    • coolie (plural coolies)

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