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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Coolie \Coo"lie\, n. Same as {Cooly}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cooly \Coo"ly\, Coolie \Coo"lie\, n.; 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 1.6 [wn]: coolie n : an offensive name for an unskilled Asian laborer [syn: {cooly}]
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