workhorse

noun

Definition of workhorsenext
1
as in warhorse

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2
as in laborer

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Recent Examples of workhorse Crew Dragon has become NASA's only reliable workhorse, and Musk's ambitions extend far beyond low-Earth orbit. — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025 Cole, who turned 34 years old ahead of this season, has been a workhorse his entire career, averaging 210 innings pitched per season. — Tyler Small, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025 Marquez, a workhorse for six seasons and an All-Star in 2021, suffered an elbow injury four starts into 2023 and underwent Tommy John surgery. — Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 9 Mar. 2025 One competition series that has boosted its prize over the decades is Bravo’s workhorse cooking competition Top Chef. — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for workhorse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for workhorse
  1. warhorse
  2. laborer
  3. packhorse
  4. racehorse
  5. mount
  6. worker
  7. trotter
  8. peon
Noun
  • All three warhorses will be first-ballot Hall of Famers.
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
  • The starting pitching is really, really good, with Zack Wheeler one of the game’s best, Aaron Nola a 200-inning warhorse, and Cristopher Sanchez continuing to male bold strides.
    — Tony Blengino, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of warhorse
Noun
  • The exploitation of enslaved laborers on cane plantations increased supply and decreased production costs.
    — Nina Foster, JSTOR Daily, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Recreational leagues featured Japanese, Filipino, white and Portuguese laborers, who unwound after a long day of harvest with a few innings of baseball.
    — Rachel Ng, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025
Definition of laborer
Noun
  • Osprey Poco Plus Child Carrier for $240 ($80 off) Parent or packhorse?
    — Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 16 July 2024
  • In 1811 Charles’s 21-year-old father loaded a white stallion and a packhorse with baskets of Champagne and set off for Moscow, nearly 2,000 miles away.
    — Moira Hodgson, WSJ, 30 Dec. 2021
Definition of packhorse
Noun
  • The extraordinary compound has seen centuries of transformation, from Chumash villages to a bustling cattle ranch, a haven for champion racehorses, and even the world’s largest orchid farm.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2025
  • In addition to Strong's scrap and boatyard, the stable where Curly would care for Tommy's racehorses resided here.
    — Matt Cabral, EW.com, 12 Jan. 2025
Definition of racehorse
Noun
  • The inclusion of the pole mount is actually a very nice improvement over the residential kit, which doesn't offer different mounts in the box, requiring you to purchase one separately.
    — PCMAG, PCMAG, 23 Mar. 2025
  • The steel mount is long-lasting, with an arm that can extend almost 15 inches out.
    — Christopher Murray, Fox News, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of mount
Noun
  • The only recommendation that CDC makes is people who are taking care of those with measles, perhaps health care workers, might consider an additional booster later in life.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Among workers who have requested raises, over half (57%) only ask for a raise during performance reviews or once per year.
    — Caroline Castrillon, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Definition of worker
Noun
  • Use a variety of bones like knuckle bones, pig trotters and chicken feet for a better broth.
    — Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
  • More than 1 million trotters will participate in those races.
    — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of trotter
Noun
  • Not only does the peon and con man Tom end up refashioning himself as the rich and carefree Dickie, but Highsmith’s novel itself was a retelling of Henry James’s The Ambassadors.
    — Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 19 Apr. 2024
  • Not afraid but brave, not weak but empowered, not peons but partners.
    — Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2024
Definition of peon

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“Workhorse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workhorse. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.

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