ALL meanings of workhorse
work·horse
W w - noun workhorse a horse used for plowing, hauling, and other heavy labor, as distinguished from a riding horse, racehorse, etc. 1
- noun workhorse a person who works tirelessly at a task, assumes extra duties, etc. 1
- noun workhorse horse used for heavy labour 1
- noun workhorse sth dependable, useful 1
- noun workhorse hard-working person 1
- noun workhorse A horse used for work on a farm. 1
- noun workhorse A horse used primarily for manual labor; a draft horse. 0
- noun workhorse (by extension) Anyone or anything that does a lot of work; something or someone who works consistently or regularly. 0
- countable noun workhorse A workhorse is a horse which is used to do a job, for example to pull a plough. 0
- countable noun workhorse If you describe a person or a machine as a workhorse, you mean that they can be relied upon to do a large amount of work, especially work that is dull or routine. 0
- noun workhorse a horse used for nonrecreational activities 0
- noun workhorse a person who takes on the greatest amount of work in a project or job 0
- noun workhorse a horse used for working, as for pulling a plow 0
- noun workhorse a steady, responsible worker who assumes a heavy workload 0
- noun workhorse a machine, vehicle, etc. that proves to be durable and dependable 0