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Meanings
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Historical term for a manual laborer or porter, especially in pre-modern Japan. The gloss 'coolie' can be offensive in modern English; prefer 'laborer' or 'porter'.
In the Edo period, laborers carried goods.
Historical term for a manual laborer or porter, especially in pre-modern Japan. The gloss 'coolie' can be offensive in modern English; prefer 'laborer' or 'porter'.
In the Edo period, laborers carried goods.