workhorse

🇺🇸 /ˈwɜːrkhɔːrs/ 🇬🇧 /ˈwɜːkhɔːs/
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noun
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A reliable person or machine that consistently does hard or boring work.

The old tractor was the workhorse of the farm, always ready to plow the fields.

translation

n. A reliable person or machine that consistently does hard or boring work.

Word Forms

Plural workhorses