dockworker

noun

dock·work·er ˈdäk-ˌwər-kər

: longshoreman

Examples of dockworker in a Sentence

the dockworkers spent all afternoon taking crates off of the ship

Recent Examples on the Web Hello, Quartz members, and welcome to Sunday Reads! Tim Walz and JD Vance held a vice presidential debate, 45,000 dockworkers walked off the job from Maine to Texas but quickly came back, and the damage from Hurricane Helene was immense. —

Peter Green, Quartz, 6 Oct. 2024 Some dockworkers can earn more than $100,000 by working overtime. —

Alain Sherter, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024 Shares of Danish shipping giant Moller-Maersk fell more than 8% before paring losses slightly after U.S. dockworkers and the United States Maritime Alliance agreed on Thursday to a tentative deal on wages, bringing to a close their three-day strike and easing pressures on the sector. —

Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024 Tens of thousands of dockworkers went on strike Tuesday, snarling dozens of ports along the East and Gulf coasts. —

Max Zahn, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dockworker

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