Synonyms for workhorse
ˈwɜrkˌhɔrswork·horse

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1. workhorsenoun

   Synonyms:
   draft horse

2. workhorsenoun

   A horse used primarily for work; a draft horse

   Synonyms:
   draft horse

3. workhorsenoun

   Anyone or thing that does a lot of work; who works consistently or regularly.

   Those old machines are not very glamorous, but even 20 years after their introduction, they are still the workhorses of the industry.

   Synonyms:
   draft horse

Princeton's WordNet

1. workhorsenoun

   machine that performs dependably under heavy use

   "the IBM main frame computers have been the workhorse of the business world"

2. workhorsenoun

   a horse used for plowing and hauling and other heavy labor

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1. List of paraphrases for "workhorse":

   horse

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1. Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal:

   I'm told that the 2,500th version of this aircraft is now on the (assembly) line inside this building, it transports, it becomes a war airplane as necessary and it is recognized as the true workhorse.

2. Brian Hogan:

   Will is not going anywhere, i can say that with a lot of confidence. I talk to Will almost every day in person, on phone, or email. He's tremendously engaged and he's the investment leader, a real workhorse in the department.

3. Jeffrey Thomas:

   It's an outstanding aeroplane, the 737 is the most widely used aeroplane in the world -- there's over 7,000 of them flying at the moment... it's the workhorse of the world.

4. Johnny Galecki:

   I don’t sleep a lot but that’s OK. I’ve always been a workhorse, the production side is a very different muscle.

5. Mitch McConnell:

   But, over a distinguished two-decade career, this workhorse of the Senate would prove he was anything but.