as in stevedore
one who loads and unloads ships at a port
dockers threatened to go on strike and shut down all shipping on the Thames
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Recent Examples of docker
Set against the backdrop of 1930s East London, the musical dramatizes a pivotal historical moment when over 100,000 residents – Jews, Irish dockers, trade unionists, communists and everyday locals – united to oppose the rise of fascism in their neighborhood.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
The West Ham dockers were based in the Royal Docks while their Millwall counterparts were based in the Surrey Commercial Docks in Rotherhithe.
—Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
By using the latest and greatest IT technology, a Kubernetes deployment running docker containers, Galaxy can scale comfortably to any customer’s particular needs.
—Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
Photos of equipment including a flour bench brush, a dough docker, and a kougelhopf mold can be found in the early pages.
—Sylvie Bigar, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Action by the Finnish port workers means Tesla vehicles or components destined to Swedish markets are not loaded by dockers, the union said in a statement.
—Sanne Wass, Fortune Europe, 7 Dec. 2023
Run the docker build command, which will create our image per a project-specific Dockerfile
And finally, push this new image to the container repository, where it can be later pulled down by ECS
Whew!
—Jason Marlin & Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 2 Aug. 2023
Dishes not sanitized after washing, food debris on dough docker.
—Kunle Falayi, The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2022
Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
The West Ham dockers were based in the Royal Docks while their Millwall counterparts were based in the Surrey Commercial Docks in Rotherhithe.
—Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
By using the latest and greatest IT technology, a Kubernetes deployment running docker containers, Galaxy can scale comfortably to any customer’s particular needs.
—Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
Photos of equipment including a flour bench brush, a dough docker, and a kougelhopf mold can be found in the early pages.
—Sylvie Bigar, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Action by the Finnish port workers means Tesla vehicles or components destined to Swedish markets are not loaded by dockers, the union said in a statement.
—Sanne Wass, Fortune Europe, 7 Dec. 2023
Run the docker build command, which will create our image per a project-specific Dockerfile
And finally, push this new image to the container repository, where it can be later pulled down by ECS
Whew!
—Jason Marlin & Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 2 Aug. 2023
Dishes not sanitized after washing, food debris on dough docker.
—Kunle Falayi, The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for docker
Noun
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But then what’s with all the stevedores from central casting?—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
14 Dec. 2025
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As part of these reforms, the Royal Navy impounded dozens of merchant vessels for allegedly evading customs duties, enraging merchants as well as mariners, shipwrights, stevedores, and others in port cities whose livelihoods depended on foreign commerce.—
Time,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Consumers, including the longshoremen and their families, would enjoy lower costs and better service.—
Zack Kass,
Fortune,
23 Jan. 2026
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Miranda notes that the entire furniture ecosystem involves American citizens who could be hurt by tariffs — everyone from the longshoremen at the ports where imports arrive, to the truck drivers, warehouse workers and store employees.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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But the statement was not exclusively directed toward the government, but to the dockworkers’ unions as well.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Feb. 2026
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In October 2024, nearly 50,000 longshoremen, or dockworkers, along the U.S. East Coast walked off the job in one of the largest strikes in modern labor history.—
Zack Kass,
Fortune,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Docker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/docker. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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