From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Coolie \Coo"lie\, noun Same as {Cooly}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Cooly \Coo"ly\, Coolie \Coo"lie\, noun; pl. {Coolies}. [Hind. k?l[=i] 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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: an offensive name for an unskilled Asian laborer [syn: {cooly}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
36 Moby Thesaurus words for "coolie": Aquarius, Ganymede, Hebe, bearer, bheesty, busboy, caddie, cargo handler, carrier, carrier pigeon, carter, common carrier, conveyer, cupbearer, drayman, express, expressman, freighter, gun bearer, hauler, 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
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