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workie

Syllables: work·ie/ˈwɜːki/US/ˈwɜɹki/

workie noun: an intern.

Noun

workie (plural workies)

  1. (informal, slang) An intern.
    • Other interns are another good source of advice and support. Melody Small, a 20-year-old student from Canterbury who did a two-week editorial placement at Grazia, said: 'Make friends with other workies […]2014, Julie Bradford, Fashion Journalism, page 22
  2. (Scotland, informal) A worker, especially a manual labourer.
  3. (US, historical, informal) 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.

Forms of workie

pluralworkies
alternative formworky
alternative formWorkie

Origin of workie

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.

Words that rhyme with workie

Questions about workie

What does workie mean?
Workie means an intern.
What part of speech is workie?
Workie is a noun.
How do you pronounce workie?
Workie is pronounced /ˈwɜːki/ (UK).
What is the plural of workie?
The plural of workie is workies.

Words near workie in the dictionary

  1. workhours
  2. workhouse
  3. workhoused
  4. workhouses
  5. workhousing
  6. workie
  7. workier
  8. workies
  9. workiest
  10. workin'
  11. working

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