ALL meanings of coolie
coo·lie
C c - noun coolie (in China, India, and some other countries) a cheaply hired unskilled labourer 3
- noun coolie an Indian living in South Africa 3
- noun coolie an unskilled native laborer, esp. formerly, in India, China, etc. 3
- noun coolie a person doing heavy labor for little pay 3
- noun coolie An unskilled native laborer in India, China, and some other Asian countries. 1
- noun coolie an unskilled laborer, especially formerly in China and India. 1
- noun coolie an unskilled laborer employed cheaply, especially one brought from Asia. 1
- noun coolie a contemptuous term used to refer to an Asian, especially an Indian living in South Africa. 1
- adjective coolie Informal. characteristic of or suitable for a coolie: working for coolie wages. 1
- noun coolie (Slang) (offensive) An unskilled Asian worker, usually of Chinese or Indian descent; a labourer; a porter. Coolies were frequently transported to other countries in the 19th and early 20th centuries as indentured labourers. 0
- noun coolie (offensive, slang, Trinidad, West Indies, Guyana and parts of Africa) A person of Indian descent. 0