dockworker

noun

dock·​work·​er ˈdäk-ˌwər-kər 

: longshoreman

Synonyms of dockworker

• longshoreman
• stevedore

Examples of dockworker in a Sentence

the dockworkers spent all afternoon taking crates off of the ship

Recent Examples on the Web

For all its sailors’ dives and dockworker canteens, Hamburg is also a place of vast wealth, and of the material beauty that its shipping has built. — Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure, 5 Sep. 2026

The resulting brawl seemingly touched every man who might possibly wear a hat, from stockbrokers to dockworkers to police officers. — Michele Metych Britannica Editors Sep. 4, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026

German dockworkers are scheduled to conclude their 48-hour action Friday, just as Dutch workers are shutting down container handling activity in Rotterdam, Amsterdam and Zeeland. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2026

For 17 generations, Wietse Van Der Werf’s forebears toiled as dockworkers, shipbuilders, and sea captains in the Netherlands and its colonies. — Richard Morgan, Time, 29 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1913, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for dockworker

• caseworker
• coworker
• farmworker
• woodworker
• worker

Kids Definition

dockworker

noun

dock·​work·​er -ˌwər-kər 

: longshoreman