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1. (n.) coolie
a laborer hired at subsistence wages for unskilled work, esp. formerly in the Far East.
Etymology: (1545–55; < Urdu kūlī < Tamil kūli hire, hireling)
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1. (noun) coolie, cooly
(ethnic slur) an offensive name for an unskilled Asian laborer
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1. (noun) coolie
same as Cooly
2. (noun) coolie
an East Indian porter or carrier; a laborer transported from the East Indies, China, or Japan, for service in some other country
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Sense: an Indian or Chinese labourer.
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 Afrikaans: koelie, ongeskoolde werke |
 Arabic: عامِل هِنْدي أو صيني |
 Bulgarian: кули |
 Brazilian: operário indiano ou chinê |
 Czech: kuli |
 German: der Kuli |
 Danish: kuli |
 Spanish: trabajador |
 Estonian: kuli |
 Farsi: عمله |
 Finnish: kuli |
 French: coolie (travailleur asiat |
 Hebrew: פּוֹעֵל פָּשוּט |
 Hindi: कुली |
 Croatian: nosač |
 Hungarian: kuli |
 Indonesian: kuli |
 Icelandic: indverskur eða kínverskur |
 Italian: coolie, (operaio, special |
 Japanese: クーリー |
 Korean: (인도, 중국의) 하층 노동자 |
 Lithuanian: kulis |
 Latvian: kūlijs |
 Malay: buruh kasar |
 Dutch: koelie |
 Polish: kulis |
 Persian: عمله |
 Pashto: پنډى، جوالى |
 Portuguese: operário |
 Russian: кули |
 Slovak: kuli |
 Slovenian: kuli |
 Serbian: kuli |
 Thai: กรรมกร |
 Turkish: Hintli ya daÇinli işçi |
 Taiwanese: 印度或中國苦力 |
 Ukrainian: кулі |
 Urdu: مزدور، قلى |
 Vietnamese: cu li |
 Chinese: (尤指印度、中国等的)苦力，小工 |
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