WORKHORSE


Meaning of WORKHORSE in English

work ‧ horse /ˈwɜːkhɔːs $ ˈwɜːrkhɔːrs/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

a person, machine, or vehicle that does a lot of work, especially when it is hard or boring:

The Hercules aircraft has been the workhorse of the air force for over 25 years.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.