What is an East Indian porter or carrier; a laborer transported from the East Indies, China, or Japan, for service in some other country called?
coolie — An East Indian porter or carrier; a laborer transported from the East Indies, China, or Japan, for service in some other country. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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