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  1. a person who does a lot of work, especially of a type that is necessary but not interesting: a willing / reliable workhorse. She's a work horse - you have to be on top of things when you work with her. a machine that operates without failing for long periods, although it might not be very interesting or exciting:

    • Workhorse in Traditional Chinese

      WORKHORSE translate: 克苦耐勞的人;埋頭苦幹的人, 經久耐用的機器. Learn more in...

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  2. 1. : a horse used chiefly for labor as distinguished from driving, riding, or racing. 2. a (1) : a person who performs most of the work of a group task. (2) : a hardworking person. b. : something that is markedly useful, durable, or dependable.

  3. a machine, piece of equipment, or vehicle that you can trust to work well and that you can use to do a lot of work: The company has begun to look at how its workhorse, the 737, may develop in the future. informal. someone who works very hard or who works very long hours.

  4. Definition of workhorse noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  5. 1.countable noun. A workhorse is a horse which is used to do a job, for example to pull a plough. 2.countable noun. If you describe a person or a machine as a workhorse, you mean that they can be relied upon to do a large amount of work, especially work that is dull or routine.

  6. Workhorse definition: a horse used for plowing, hauling, and other heavy labor, as distinguished from a riding horse, racehorse, etc.. See examples of WORKHORSE used in a sentence.

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  8. workhorse. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English work‧horse /ˈwɜːkhɔːs $ ˈwɜːrkhɔːrs/ noun [ countable] a person, machine, or vehicle that does a lot of work, especially when it is hard or boring The Hercules aircraft has been the workhorse of the air force for over 25 years.

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