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the dockworkers spent all afternoon taking crates off of the ship
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The upcoming increase in cargo into would at least help dockworkers at the ports collect regular payments.
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 18 June 2025
The caps proved popular with dockworkers, shipwrights and bandits, and, over time, the baker boy hat became synonymous with the newsboy cap (which was actually worn by boys working at newsstands).
—Rosa Rahimi, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
The search effort intensified Friday after authorities confirmed that a dockworker had come forward with the kayak and paddle believed to belong to Valencia.
—Jenna Dejong, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
The head of the dockworkers union praised President-elect Trump for his support amid contract negotiations with port operators, particularly on the issue of automation.
—Taylor Giorno, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 18 June 2025
The caps proved popular with dockworkers, shipwrights and bandits, and, over time, the baker boy hat became synonymous with the newsboy cap (which was actually worn by boys working at newsstands).
—Rosa Rahimi, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
The search effort intensified Friday after authorities confirmed that a dockworker had come forward with the kayak and paddle believed to belong to Valencia.
—Jenna Dejong, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
The head of the dockworkers union praised President-elect Trump for his support amid contract negotiations with port operators, particularly on the issue of automation.
—Taylor Giorno, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Dockworker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dockworker. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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dockworker
noun
dock·work·er
-ˌwər-kər 
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