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Arbeitstier — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • plodder noun A person who, or animal that, plods.
  • workaholic noun Someone who feels compelled to work constantly, often to an unhealthy degree.
  • workhorse noun A horse used primarily for manual labor; a draft/draught horse.

Senses

Arbeitstier is used for these senses in English:

  • beast of burden A draft animal, a pack animal such as a donkey, mule, llama, camel, horse, or ox, that carries or pulls a load for the benefit of a human.
  • beast of burden (by extension) Any domesticated animal trained to perform tasks for humans, such as a herding dog or trained falcon.
  • plodder A person who works slowly, making a great effort with little result; a person who studies laboriously.
  • workhorse (by extension) Someone or something that does a lot of work; something or someone who works consistently or regularly.
  • working animal An animal which is kept mainly to do work, such as a draft animal or a service animal, not mainly as a pet nor for its animal products.

plodder — full definition

  1. noun A person who, or animal that, plods.
  2. noun A person who works slowly, making a great effort with little result; a person who studies laboriously.
  3. noun A machine for extruding soap, margarine, etc. through a die plate so it can be cut into billets.

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