workie

Pronunciation: /ˈwɜːki/

The English word “workie” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

An intern.
A worker, especially a manual labourer.
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.

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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