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Definition of: coolie
(k
′le) noun
1. In the Orient, an unskilled laborer or menial.
2. Any such person doing heavy work, especially for low wages. Also coo′ly. [Prob. <Kuli, an aboriginal Gujarat tribe; infl. by Tamil kuli hire, wages]
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