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Meaning of coolie

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

coolie

Pronunciation:/ˈkuːli/

noun

Definitions

  1. 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.

  2. (Trinidad) An Indian or a person of Indian descent.