workhorses

noun

Definition of workhorsesnext
plural of workhorse
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as in warhorses

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as in laborers

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  1. laborers
  2. mounts
  3. workers
  4. hacks
Noun
  • Hopeful men lined up, waiting for construction jobs that would open when laborers inevitably died on the job.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Black Panamanians and migrant laborers, mostly from the Caribbean, took the bulk of low-paying jobs and lived in the Canal Zone's segregated neighborhoods.
    Rolando Arrieta, NPR, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of laborers
Noun
  • These horses ran wild on the barrier islands of the Lowcountry, frequently rounded up and used for dependable mounts and agricultural needs by local farmers.
    Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
  • They’ve been celebrated as calm, athletic mounts, and even played a role in America's victory in the Revolutionary War.
    Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of mounts
Noun
  • With technological advancements in AI and machine learning threatening to displace workers—or, at least, that’s a fear—these innately human competencies will set businesses apart.
    Juan Carlos Santiago, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • This eliminated much of the benefit of moving North, especially for lower-skilled workers who often paid a larger share of their income for housing.
    Adam A. Millsap, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of workers
Noun
  • Hackers and hacks ⚠️ BeyondTrust, a popular privileged access management company, said that earlier this month, hackers breached some of its remote support SaaS tools.
    Sam Sabin, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Hackers and hacks ⚠️ BeyondTrust, a popular privileged access management company, said that earlier this month, hackers breached some of its remote support SaaS tools.
    Sam Sabin, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of hacks
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