Plural of workhorse

Forms of workhorse

Workhorses in a sentence

• Those old machines are not very glamorous, but even 20 years after their introduction, they are still the workhorses of the industry.
• "Class 08s have been the workhorses of ports, distribution centres and depots across Britain's railway for more than 60 years," said Positive Traction Director Alistair Gregory.2023 November 1, “Network News: Strong industry interest as Positive Traction launches '08e'”, in RAIL, number 995, page 18
• Proteins are life's molecular workhorses, doing everything from turning sunlight into food to fighting viruses.2025 July 24, Center for Genomic Regulation, “One billion-year-old rules of protein stability revealed; could lead to faster drug and…. From the entry quinquavigintillion
• Those were the invaluable little workhorses of the construction forces everywhere.2013, Mike Ginns, Jared's Song: Elrek's Rise, Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, page 394. From the entry skyhook
• Beadle discovered that genes carried instructions to build proteins—complex, multidimensional macromolecules that were the workhorses of the cell.2010, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of All Maladies, Fourth Estate (2011), page 345. From the entry macromolecule

Meaning of workhorse

1. noun A horse used primarily for manual labor; a draft/draught horse.
2. noun A person or piece of equipment that performs a lot of work, especially one heavily relied upon to perform consistently and regularly.

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Questions about the plural of workhorse

What is the plural of workhorse?

The plural of workhorse is workhorses.

Is workhorse countable?

Workhorse is a countable noun.