Translation of Coolies into russian. Definitions, Examples.

Translation of "coolies" into Russian

Noun

coolies pl

UK

/ˈkuːli/

US

/ˈkuːli/

coolie

coolies pl

The coolie carried the heavy bags to the train.

Кулли нес тяжелые сумки к поезду.

Additional translations

Noun

coolies pl

cooly

coolies pl

Variant spelling of “coolie”; considered dated and offensive.

истор., уничижительное; неквалифицированный азиатский рабочий

Thousands of coolies were brought in to work on the plantations.

Тысячи кулли были привезены работать на плантациях.

Noun

A manual laborer hired for subsistence wages, especially in colonial-era Asia; the term is now dated and regarded as offensive.

Thousands of coolies were shipped to the Caribbean to work on sugar plantations.

(Offensive, ethnic slur) A person of Asian, particularly Chinese or Indian, descent.

The sign used the word "coolie" to refer to Chinese workers, which is highly offensive today.

Adjective

Relating to or characteristic of coolie labor or coolies.

The company profited from coolie labor during the nineteenth century.