English Explanatory Dictionary

workie

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An intern.
  2. A worker, especially a manual labourer.
  3. Chiefly in the form Workie: a member or supporter of a Working Men's (or Workingmen's) Party, one of a number of political parties established in the United States in the early 19th century to further working class interests.

Pronunciation

/ˈwɜːki/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-worky.wav /ˈwɜɹki/ En-au-workie.ogg

Word forms

workie workies worky

Etymology

From work (noun) + -ie (suffix forming colloquial nouns denoting persons associated with the words to which they are affixed). Sense 1 (“intern”) alludes to work experience.

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