workhorse

noun

Definition of workhorsenext
1
as in warhorse

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2
as in laborer

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Recent Examples of workhorse The first orbital flight puts Starship over its biggest hurdle yet in SpaceX’s race to make the vehicle its new workhorse for space launches, replacing the wildly successful Falcon 9. — Lee Billings, Scientific American, 28 Sep. 2026 Schlittler only continued his ascent this year, emerging as the Yankees’ workhorse during a season in which Gerrit Cole, Max Fried and Carlos Rodón all missed time. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026 Annual Ryegrass Annual ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum) is another cool-season workhorse. — Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2026 The death of the workhorse starting pitcher took place over Verlander’s career. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for workhorse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for workhorse
  1. warhorse
  2. laborer
  3. packhorse
  4. plugger
  5. racehorse
  6. toiler
  7. mount
  8. worker
Noun
  • Gerwig explained that the classic-rock warhorse matches her vision of the film, which adapts Lewis’ origin story for Narnia.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The race at Sepang saw old warhorses Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton show their class in challenging conditions.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of warhorse
Noun
  • In the previous decades, Japan had brought in many Korean, Chinese, and Taiwanese laborers, often under duress, to work in factories and mines, usually in atrocious conditions.
    — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • When his son suddenly turns up alive and well, Mark and his psychiatrist wife, Abigail (Kerry Washington), realize that the kidnapper accidentally took the child of Ramón (Luis Gerardo Méndez), their housekeeper’s undocumented day-laborer boyfriend.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of laborer
Noun
  • After traveling a mile or two, the packhorses settled down, pretty much satisfied with their places.
    — Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026
  • In 1811 Charles’s 21-year-old father loaded a white stallion and a packhorse with baskets of Champagne and set off for Moscow, nearly 2,000 miles away.
    — Moira Hodgson, WSJ, 30 Dec. 2021
Definition of packhorse
Noun
  • Given the firm grip of Elvis' manager, Colonel Tom Parker, his label RCA and song pluggers at Hill and Range Music Publishers, getting Elvis into Moman's studio proved a challenge.
    — Bob Mehr, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Since ’18-19, the winger has served valiantly as a bottom-6 high motor, a plugger who refuses to downshift during big moments.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
Definition of plugger
Noun
  • Derek Thompson once stood in the winner's circle next to a champion racehorse named Shergar, owned by one of the richest royals in the world, who dominated on the tracks in the 1980s.
    — Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The Queen tends to sport the brooch during equine events to honor King Edward VII and his legendary Thoroughbred racehorse that won the Epsom Derby in 1909.
    — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of racehorse
Noun
  • Yet the story of the toiler turned tycoon persisted.
    — Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Definition of toiler
Noun
  • Even the comfort and driving control knobs situated below the phone mount pull out and push back in.
    — Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The mount has a 10-year warranty and each module has five years.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of mount
Noun
  • The program could also be targeted rather than universal — triggered by sector-specific unemployment spikes, income level, or geography, so the money flows first to the workers AI disrupts most.
    — Sarah Cannon, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • At least six families said health workers visited only after a child had died from measles in their community.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
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“Workhorse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workhorse. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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