Synonyms of dockworker

dockworker

noun

ˈdäk-ˌwər-kər 

as in longshoreman

one who loads and unloads ships at a port

the dockworkers spent all afternoon taking crates off of the ship

Synonyms & Similar Words

• longshoreman
• stevedore
• roustabout
• docker
• dockhand
• rouster

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dockworker

Mamdani’s current chief of staff Elle Bisgaard-Church will serve as chair, while other new members include a Bronx high school teacher and a former dockworker. — Laura Nahmias, Bloomberg, 16 Apr. 2026

This is good, because Jolyon isn’t even wearing a tie to the office and looks like a dockworker. — Alice Burton, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026

But the statement was not exclusively directed toward the government, but to the dockworkers’ unions as well. — Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 5 Feb. 2026

Cruise ports, as well as starting and end points, can be changed at the last minute for reasons ranging from bad weather to dockworker strikes and beyond. — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2025