"workie" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈwɜːki/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈwɜɹki/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-worky.wav [Southern-England], En-au-workie.ogg [Australia] Forms: workies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ki 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. Etymology templates: {{glossary|suffix}} suffix, {{glossary|colloquial}} colloquial, {{glossary|noun}} noun, {{affix|en|work|-ie|id2=person associated|pos1=noun|pos2=suffix forming colloquial nouns denoting persons associated with the words to which they are affixed}} work (noun) + -ie (suffix forming colloquial nouns denoting persons associated with the words to which they are affixed), {{langname|en}} English, {{senseno|en|intern|uc=1}} Sense 1 Head templates: {{en-noun}} workie (plural workies)
  1. (slang) An intern. Tags: informal, slang
    Sense id: en-workie-en-noun-en:intern
  2. (chiefly Scotland) A worker, especially a manual labourer. Tags: Scotland, informal
    Sense id: en-workie-en-noun-Zrru8TiB Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 48 44
  3. (US politics, historical) 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. Tags: US, historical, informal Categories (topical): US politics, Occupations, People Synonyms (senses 2 and 3): worky
    Sense id: en-workie-en-noun-nCfUR-xe Disambiguation of Occupations: 20 22 58 Disambiguation of People: 38 4 58 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ie (person associated) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 48 44 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 8 38 53 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie (person associated): 22 25 53 Topics: government, politics Disambiguation of 'senses 2 and 3': 32 15 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (sense 3): Workie
Disambiguation of 'sense 3': 0 0 0

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