koelie (0 synonym found)

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Definition of koelie:

(n) : (South Africa) Alternative spelling of coolie. [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.]

Definition of koelie:

(n) : (South Africa) Alternative spelling of coolie. [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.]

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