'Coolie' definitions:
Definition of 'coolie'
From: WordNet
noun
(ethnic slur) an offensive name for an unskilled Asian laborer [syn: coolie, cooly]
Definition of 'Coolie'
From: GCIDE
- Cooly \Coo"ly\, Coolie \Coo"lie\, n.; pl. Coolies. [Hind. k?l[imac] a laborer, porter: cf. Turk. k?l, ky?leh, slave.] An East Indian porter or carrier; a laborer transported from the East Indies, China, or Japan, for service in some other country. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'coolie'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- Aquarius,
- bearer,
- bheesty,
- busboy,
- caddie,
- cargo handler,
- carrier,
- carrier pigeon,
- carter,
- common carrier,
- conveyer,
- cupbearer,
- drayman,
- express,
- expressman,
- freighter,
- Ganymede,
- gun bearer,
- hauler,
- Hebe,
- homing pigeon,
- letter carrier,
- litter-bearer,
- porter,
- redcap,
- shield-bearer,
- skycap,
- stevedore,
- stretcher-bearer,
- the Water Bearer,
- transporter,
- truck driver,
- trucker,
- wagoner,
- water boy,
- water carrier