workie

== English == === Etymology === From work (noun) +‎ -ie (suffix forming colloquial nouns denoting persons associated with the words to which they are affixed). Sense 1 (“intern”) alludes to work experience. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈwɜːki/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈwɜɹki/ Homophone: worky Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ki Hyphenation: work‧ie === Noun === workie (plural workies) (informal) (slang) An intern. (chiefly Scotland) A worker, especially a manual labourer. (US politics, historical) Chiefly in the form Workie: a member or supporter of a Working Men's (or Workingmen's) Party, one of a number of political parties established in the United States in the early 19th century to further working class interests. ==== Alternative forms ==== (senses 2 and 3): worky (sense 3): Workie === References ===