workhorse

workhorse
workhorse work‧horse [ˈwɜːkhɔːs ǁ ˈwɜːrkhɔːrs] noun [countable]
a machine or vehicle that can be used to do a lot of work:

• A new graphics software program is rapidly becoming the architect's workhorse.

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workhorse UK US /ˈwɜːkhɔːs/ noun [C]
a machine, piece of equipment, or vehicle that you can trust to work well and that you can use to do a lot of work: »

The company has begun to look at how its workhorse, the 737, may develop in the future.

INFORMAL someone who works very hard or who works very long hours

Financial and business terms. 2012.

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