The meaning of Coolie

Coolie – definition

noun
An unskilled native labourer in india, china, and some other asian countries.

noun
An offensive word for an unskilled and cheaply employed worker in asia

苦力

Koelie

Coolie

Kuli

कुली, मज़दूर

Coolie

쿨리

Кули

Culi

Word origin

mid 17th century: from Hindi and Telugu kūlī ‘day labourer’, probably associated with Urdu ḳulī ‘slave’.

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noun
An unskilled native labourer in india, china, and some other asian countries.

noun
An offensive word for an unskilled and cheaply employed worker in asia

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