Workie

//ˈwɜːki// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An intern. informal, slang

    "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 […]"

  2. 2
    A worker, especially a manual labourer. Scotland, informal
  3. 3
    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. US, historical, informal

Example

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"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 […]"

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.

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