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Synonyms for work horse

All synonyms

Noun

1. Draft horse — A horse used primarily for manual labor; a draft/draught horse

draft horse, draught horse UK, cart horse, aver

Other

war-horse, working horse, dog's body slang dated UK

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A horse used primarily for manual labor; a draft/draught horse.

Related words

Phrases
wheel horse
Is a kind of
beast of burden
Other spellings
workhorse

Example sentences

  • aver He had to aver that he was responsible for the mistake.

By length

4 letters
aver2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (aver2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
bourreau de travail