WORKHORSE Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

workhorse

noun

Definition of workhorse

as in warhorse

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as in laborer

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Recent Examples of workhorse Navy workhorse Commissioned in 1995, the USS Boxer belongs to the Wasp-class of amphibious assault ships. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026 In his former life, Valdez was a front-line workhorse who pitched in five straight postseasons. — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 Dedicating the site to Starship could help launch that vehicle more frequently without compromising the Falcon 9, SpaceX’s current workhorse rocket, or the Falcon Heavy. — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 25 Aug. 2026 Vikings running back Chuck Foreman was a workhorse, carrying the ball 31 times for 101 yards and a touchdown. — Jim Reineking, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for workhorse

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Noun

The two old warhorses spent six years together at Madrid and won four Champions League titles.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 2 July 2026
Strange but true; there could be a little more life in this old warhorse yet.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 June 2026

Definition of warhorse

Noun

Built in 1610 by Spanish and Indigenous laborers, the church was destroyed in the 1680 Pueblo Revolt that drove Spanish colonizers out of the region for 12 years.

— Dan Fellner, AZCentral.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Even though public schooling became compulsory in 1896, the language barrier and the remote location of many plantations led to gaps in access to these laborers’ formal education.

— H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 21 Aug. 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

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
This tablet rocks up to 13 hours of battery life which is helpful to keep your kids engaged and attentive without constantly being asked where the plugger is.

— PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2025

Definition of plugger

Noun

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
People still can pool together resources with friends to buy a racehorse for $10,000 and see what happens.

— Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026

Definition of racehorse

Noun

The head of the buck was partially mounted when it was measured during late March, but the back of the mount was still open, so the CBM officials could inspect the skull plate and the base of the antlers.

— Richard P. Smith, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026
Related Stories Also revealed in the trailer are Chocobo mounts, a grappling hook and the new Summon Typhon and open-world exploration via parachute.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of mount

Noun

During the early days of the pandemic, Prem and his team dispatched medical staff to Singapore’s checkpoints for virus screening, as well as to foreign worker dormitories to care for workers who fell ill.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
At the same time, many of these tech companies, like Microsoft and IBM, have been providing accessible professional certificate programs to workers across the globe in hopes of closing the skills gap.

— Charlotte Hu, Time, 26 Aug. 2026

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