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coo⋅lie
[koo-lee] 
li
–noun Offensive.
| 1. | an unskilled laborer, esp. formerly in China and India. |
| 2. | an unskilled laborer employed cheaply, esp. one brought from Asia. |
–adjective
| 3. | Informal. characteristic of or suitable for a coolie: working for coolie wages. |
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| coo·lie also coo·ly (kōō'lē) n. pl. coo·lies Offensive An unskilled Asian laborer. [Hindi qulī, laborer, perhaps ultimately from Kulī, a tribe in Gujarat.] |
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Coolie
Coo"lie\, n. Same as Cooly.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : coolie
Spanish:
trabajador,
German:
der Kuli,
Japanese:
クーリー
coolie
1598, "name given by Europeans to hired laborers in India and China," from Hindi quli "hired servant," probably from kuli, name of an aboriginal tribe or caste in Gujarat. The name was picked up by the Portuguese, who used it in southern India (where by coincidence kuli in Tamil meant "hire") and in China.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
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