workhorse

[ wurk-hawrs ]

/ ˈwɜrkˌhɔrs /

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noun

a horse used for plowing, hauling, and other heavy labor, as distinguished from a riding horse, racehorse, etc.

a person who works tirelessly at a task, assumes extra duties, etc.

Words nearby workhorse

workers' cooperative, workfare, workflow, workfolk, workforce, workhorse, workhouse, working, working asset, working bee, working capital

Origin of workhorse

First recorded in 1535–45; work + horse

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Examples from the Web for workhorse

Through all of this, however, Howe was, as he always is, the workhorse of the Red Wings.
Gordie Howe Hockey’s Greatest War Horse|W.C. Heinz|May 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As a lawmaker, she has always been more of a show pony than a workhorse.
Michele Bachmann’s Crazy War on Women’s History|Michelle Cottle|May 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The 737 is a world-wide daily workhorse on domestic routes, sometimes making as many as seven flights a day.
The Baseless Rush to Blame the Pilots of Flight 370|Clive Irving|March 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sedgwick often turns to the word “workhorse” to describe herself.
‘The Closer’ Comes to a Close|Tricia Romano|July 11, 2011|DAILY BEAST

House Minority Leader John Boehner has also been a workhorse, raising more than $44 million for GOP candidates and committees.
Who Built the GOP Comeback?|Howard Kurtz|October 26, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The Holter, that workhorse of the water, plodded stolidly on its appointed way.
The Spell of the White Sturgeon|James Arthur Kjelgaard

British Dictionary definitions for workhorse

workhorse

/ (ˈwɜːkˌhɔːs) /

noun

a horse used for nonrecreational activities

informal a person who takes on the greatest amount of work in a project or job

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