workengine

noun
UK /ˈwɜːkˌɛndʒɪn/
US /ˈwɝːkˌɛndʒɪn/

A workengine is a machine that does hard jobs for people.

The little workengine pulled the heavy cart up the hill.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A person or team that gives the energy and effort to get a big job done.

The volunteers were the workengine of the whole clean-up day.

3. The main part of a computer program that does the heavy tasks in the background.

The app's workengine sorts thousands of photos while you sleep.

4. A company or group that keeps an industry running smoothly.

Small farms are the workengine of the local food market.