Hyphenation of workhorse

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word workhorse? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

work-horse

Definitions of workhorse:

1.	Machine that performs dependably under heavy use The IBM main frame computers have been the workhorse of the business world
2.	A horse used for plowing and hauling and other heavy labor

Synonyms of workhorse:

noun	machine
noun	horse, Equus caballus

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.